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Student visa and TemporaryGraduate visa program report

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Table of Contents

About this report 1

Enquiries 1

Definition of terms 2

Background to the student visa and temporary graduate visa program 3

Background to the subclass 485 visa 6

Executive summary 7

Section 1 Lodged 9

Section 2 Granted 23

Section 3 Grant rates 45

Section 4 Processing times 49

Section 5 On hand 57

Section 6 Visa holders in Australia 61

Section 7 Destinations 67

Section 8 Subclass 485 visa 73

About this reportThis report provides bi-annual data about the student visa and temporary graduate visa program administered by the Department of Home Affairs (the department). The report has been produced to assist education providers, representative bodies and policymakers.

It is important to note that the information used in this report comes from a new data source. Consequently, figures for previous financial years have been revised and may differ slightly from those previously published by the department.

Data is sourced from several departmental visa processing and recording systems. Data can be dynamic and there can be delays in transmission of information from the department's global operations. Variations in figures between this report and previous issues can occur. The current financial year should always be considered provisional.

For privacy reasons < 5 has been used where a number in a table is between 1 and 4. Further data about the student visa program, including yearly student visa trends and comprehensive data on student visa grants by sector and country from 2003-04 to the 2017-18 programme year is available on the department's website at: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-statistics/statistics/visa-statistics/study

Further information about the student visa program is available at: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/student-500

Enquiries Any comment or enquiries concerning this report should be sent to [email protected] quoting

Report Id BR0097.

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Definition of terms

Applicant type:

Citizenship country:

Destination:

Granted:

In Australia:

Last visa held:

Lodged:

Outside Australia:

Primary applicant:

Primary application:

Primary grant:

Primary visa holder:

Secondary applicant:

Secondary application:

Secondary visa holder:

Skilled Occupation List:

Snapshot date:

Visa applicant:

Visa holders in Australia:

Under the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations), there are two types of applicants. These are primary applicants and secondary applicants. These terms are defined below.

If the table or graph heading includes the word 'primary', such as 'primary applications' or 'primary visa holders', dependants (secondary applicants) are not included.

The country of citizenship of the visa applicant or visa holder. Where a visa applicant or visa holder has more than one citizenship country, either the citizenship of the travel document or the citizenship nominated by the visa applicant is used.

Where a visa holder has moved from one type of visa to another. This most commonly occurs where a temporary visa holder applies for a permanent visa. However, many temporary visa holders go on to apply for a further temporary visa. The original visa is determined by the last visa held prior to the destination visa being granted. Destination visas include visas granted onshore and offshore.

Unless otherwise specified, the number of visas granted includes primary and review grants.

In this report, refers to the location of the client at the time the application was lodged. An onshore applicant may already hold a visa of the same kind or may be applying for another type of visa. Student visa applicants subject to Assessment Level 1 can lodge their first student visa application while in Australia.

This refers to the last substantive visa held by a visa holder (that is, the last visa other than a bridging visa) prior to a point in time. The last visa held may have expired or still be in effect.

Lodged is the count of paper applications receipted in a departmental office or submitted electronically.

In this report, refers to the location of the client at the time the application was lodged. Generally, student visa applicants subject to Assessment Levels 2-3 are required to lodge their first student visa application while outside Australia.

The primary applicant is the person who must satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a visa under the Regulations. In this case, it would be the person proposing to study in Australia.

An application lodged by a primary applicant.

An outcome where a decision maker (which may include system generated decision making) makes an assessment based on the initial visa application which results in a visa being granted to an applicant.

A person who has had a primary application for a visa granted.

Secondary applicants must satisfy the secondary criteria for the grant of a visa under the Regulations. In this case, a secondary applicant is generally a dependant of the primary applicant.

A visa application lodged by a secondary applicant.

A person who has had a secondary application for a visa granted.

The Skilled Occupation List (SOL) is a list of skilled occupations that deliver high value skills needed by the Australian economy and aligns with the national workforce development strategy. It applies to international students who wish to apply for the Graduate Work stream under the Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa. To apply for this stream, students must nominate an occupation on the SOL and graduate with skills and qualifications that closely relate to this occupation.

The snapshot date is a point in time at which a count is undertaken. In this report, the number of visa holders in Australia at a point in time is used.

Used to refer to clients applying for a visa. Unless otherwise specified, the term covers both primary and secondary applicants.

The number of visa holders lawfully in Australia. This is not a count of all valid visas, as a number of visa holders may be outside Australia on the snapshot date.


Background to the student visa programInternational students must have a valid visa for the duration of their studies in Australia. Most international students will need a student visa. However, visitor visas permit up to three months study and working holiday maker visas permit up to four months study. Further information about these visa options are available at: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-finder

There are seven sectors in which a student visa holder may study:

1) English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) sector is for international students

undertaking a stand-alone English language course that leads to a certificate level award or non-formal

award.

2) Schools sector is designed for international students applying to study in Australia in a primary, junior

secondary

or senior secondary school course or an approved secondary school exchange program.

3) Vocational Education and Training sector is designed for international students applying to study in Australia

and

whose main course of study is a certificate, vocational education and training diploma, vocational education

and

training advanced diploma, vocational graduate certificate or vocational graduate diploma.

4) Higher Education sector is designed for international students applying to study in Australia and whose main

course of study is a bachelor degree, associate degree, higher education diploma, higher education advanced

diploma, graduate certificate, graduate diploma or Masters by coursework.

5) Postgraduate Research sector is designed for international students who want to study a Master’s degree by

research or a Doctoral degree in Australia.

6) Non Award sector is designed for international students who want to study non award foundation studies or

other

full time courses not leading to an Australian award.

7) Foreign Affairs or Defence sector is designed for international students who are sponsored by Foreign Affairs

or

Defence to study a full-time course of any type in Australia.

To be eligible for a student visa, applicants must be accepted for full time study in a course listed on the Commonwealth

Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS). Applicants must also meet financial, health

insurance, English language proficiency and health and character requirements.

There is no limit on the number of student visas issued each year. If applicants meet requirements, they will be granted a

student visa. Student visas are issued for the entire period of study in Australia. Visas are issued in alignment with the

period for which the applicant has Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).

There are two other visas related to the student visa program, the Student Guardian visa and the Temporary Graduate

(subclass 485) visa. The Student Guardian visa is for individuals who wish to accompany and care for minors studying in

Australia. The Temporary Graduate visa allows international students to live and work in Australia temporarily after they

have finished their studies.

Family members

Students can apply to have partners and dependant children under the age of eighteen accompany them to Australia. These family members are known as secondary visa holders and are counted in student visa numbers. A parent or guardian seeking to accompany an international student to Australia may be eligible for a Student Guardian visa.


https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-finder

Background to the student visa program - continued Ability to work

Student visas include a visa condition that, once the course has commenced, allows most students to work for up to 40 hours per fortnight while their course is in session and for unlimited hours during course breaks. The limitation imposed by this visa condition reflects the purpose of a student visa; that it is to allow entry to Australia in order to study, not to work. Secondary visa holders are subject to a visa condition that limits them to 40 hours work per fortnight at any time.

Higher degree by research students on a Postgraduate Research (subclass 574) visa or Student (subclass 500) visa in the Postgraduate Research sector may work unlimited hours once their Masters or PhD course has commenced. Dependants of students studying a Masters or PhD research course have no limitation on their work hours.

Further information is available at: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/student-500#When

Simplified student visa framework (SSVF)

On 1 July 2016 the SSVF was implemented replacing both Streamlined Visa Processing arrangements and the Assessment Level Framework. Key changes under the SSVF include:

• international students apply for a single Student visa (subclass 500) regardless of their chosen course of study

• student guardians apply for the new Student Guardian visa (subclass 590)

• a single immigration risk framework apply to all international students

• all students and student guardians are required to lodge their visa application online through ImmiAccount

Financial requirements

Students and their families need to be aware of the costs involved in studying and living in Australia. In order to meet the financial requirements for the grant of a student visa, applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have access to sufficient funds to cover tuition fees, travel costs, educational costs for any accompanying school age children and living costs for the full study period.

Genuine temporary entrant (GTE) requirement

The GTE requirement was introduced on 5 November 2011 to enhance the integrity of the student visa program.

The GTE requirement explicitly addresses whether the individual circumstances of an applicant indicate that their intention is for a temporary stay in Australia.

Factors that the department may consider as part of the GTE requirement are set out in a Ministerial Direction available at http://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/StudyinginAustralia/Documents/direction-no-69.pdf and include:

• circumstances in the applicant’s home country;

• the applicant’s potential circumstances in Australia;

• the applicant’s immigration history;

• the value of the course to the applicant’s future; and/or

• any other matter relevant to the applicant’s intention to stay temporarily.


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Background to the student visa program - continued Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)

Overseas students must have health insurance for the duration of their stay in Australia. The OSHC assists international students to meet the costs of medical and hospital care that they may need while in Australia.

Visa refusals

A decision to refuse a student visa application is made when the delegate of the Minister is not satisfied that the applicant meets the legal criteria for grant of a visa. When refusing a visa application, the department provides an applicant, or their agent, with a written decision record that sets out the reason for the decision.


Background to the subclass 485 visa The Skilled Graduate (Subclass 485) visa was renamed the Temporary Graduate (Subclass 485) visa on

23 March 2013, and has become a key component of the Student Temporary Visa Program. Previously, the

Subclass 485 visa was a component of the Skilled Migration Programme.

The Temporary Graduate visa has two streams, the Graduate Work stream and the Post-Study Work stream :

· Graduate Work stream - for international students who have recently graduated with the skills andqualifications that relate to an occupation on the Skilled Occupations List. Applicants in this stream must havecompleted a trade qualification, diploma or degree. Successful applicants are granted a visa of 18 monthsvalidity.

· Post-Study Work stream - for international students who have recently graduated with an Australian

Bachelor degree, Masters degree or Doctorate from an Australian educational institution. This stream is only

available to international students who applied for, and were granted, their first student visa on or after 5

November 2011. Successful applicants are granted a visa of two, three or four years duration, depending on the

highest educational qualification they have obtained.

This visa provides eligible graduates with the opportunity to gain practical work experience in Australia following their studies. More information on the Temporary Graduate visa can be found on the department’s website at: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/temporary-graduate-485

Eligible visas

To be eligible for the Temporary Graduate visa, graduates must have completed their studies in Australia while on an

eligible student visa.

Australian study requirement

The Australian study requirement is defined as study in Australia in a course registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) for a period of at least two academic years (92 weeks).The course should be conducted in English and should be completed in no less than 16 calendar months.All Temporary Graduate visa applicants must meet the Australian study requirement in the six months immediately prior to lodging their visa application. More information is available at: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/temporary-graduate-485/australian-study-requirement

Family members

Family members must meet legislative requirements and must provide evidence of their relationship to the Temporary Graduate visa applicant. Additionally, family members can apply to join the Temporary Graduate visa holder in Australia after the Temporary Graduate visa has been granted. More information on including family members in your application is available at: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/temporary-graduate-485/graduate-work#About

Ability to work and study

There are no restrictions on the type of work a Temporary Graduate visa holder can do. Temporary Graduate visa

holders may work or study in any field, regardless of their study and qualifications. Dependents and secondary

applicants are able to work and study on the Temporary Graduate visa.

It is the responsibility of the Temporary Graduate visa holder to seek their own employment if they are granted the visa.

The Australian government is not responsible for arranging employment.


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Executive Summary

Key Points • From 1 July 2018 to 31 December 2018, student visa applications lodged increased by 16.8 per cent

compared with the same period in the previous program year. This was driven by an increase in VocationalEducation and Training Sector lodgements by 34.8 per cent and Higher Education Sector lodgements by 15.5per cent, when compared with the previous program year.

• Student visa grants to applicants outside Australia increased in the 2018-19 program year to31 December 2018 by 5.9 per cent when compared to the same period in the previous program year. In the period 1 July 2018 to 31 December 2018, student visa grants to applicants outside Australia for the Vocational Education and Training Sector increased by 32.6 per cent while the Higher Education Sector increased by 6.2 per cent compared with the same period in the previous program year.

• As at 31 December 2018, there were 433,624 student visa holders in Australia. The top contributing countriesfor students visa holders were from China (18.8 per cent), India (17.7 per cent) and Nepal (11.5 per cent)

• Lodgements for the Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa increased by 24.1 per cent in the 2018-19program year to 31 December 2018 when compared with the same period in the previous program year. Thisis due to the increasing size of the student visa program and a greater number of students in Australiabecoming eligible to meet the requirements for the Post-Study Work stream.

1 Applications lodged

In the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018, there were 220,753 student visa applications lodged – an increase of 16.8 per cent compared with the same time period in the previous program year.

Visa applications lodged by applicants outside Australia in the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018 increased by 15.9 per cent to 136,664 lodgements compared with the same period in the previous program year.

In the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018, visa applications lodged outside Australia for the Higher Education Sector and Vocational Education and Training (VET) Sector increased by 15.0 per cent to 70,524 and 61.6 per cent to 27,495 respectively when compared with the same period in the previous program year. Applications lodged outside Australia for the English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) Sector decreased by 1.1 per cent when compared with the same period in the previous program year.

Lodgements from applicants in Australia increased by 18.4 per cent to 84,089 in the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018 compared with the same period in the previous program year.

In the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018, there was an increase in overall applications lodged by the nationals of Philippines (92.1 per cent) India (79.6 per cent), Nepal (67.4 per cent), Sri Lanka (25.4 per cent), Colombia (24.6 per cent), and Indonesia (9.6 per cent) when compared with the same period in the previous program year.

In the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018, there was a decrease in overall applications lodged by the nationals of Brazil (18.1 per cent), Malaysia (11.9 per cent) and Thailand (10.1 per cent) when compared with the same period in the previous program year.

2 Visas granted

There is no cap on the number of student visas granted.

There were 185,447 student visas granted in the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018 – an increase of 10.1 per cent compared with the same period in the previous program year.

Most sectors experienced an increase in visa grants in the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018 with increases of 22.5 per cent in the VET Sector, 10.2 per cent in the Higher Education Sector, and 9.1 per cent in the Postgraduate Research Sector when compared with the same period in the previous program year.

Visas granted to applicants outside Australia in the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2019 increased by 5.9 per cent when compared with the same time period in the previous program year. In the 2018-19 program year, visa grants to applicants outside Australia increased for nationals of Philippines by 145.5 per cent, India by 51.6 per cent and Colombia by 35.4 per cent in the same time period.

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Executive Summary - continued

In the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018, visa grants to applicants outside Australia for the VET Sector and Higher Education Sector increased by 32.6 per cent to 15,948 and 6.2 per cent to 62,999 visa grants respectively when compared with the previous year.

Of the total student visas granted in the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018, 21.4 per cent were granted to the nationals of China followed by 16.0 per cent to the nationals of India.

3 Grant rates

The grant rates have been provided on a quarterly basis. This breakdown allows readers to identify and monitor changes in grant rates by sector and nationality across the reporting period.

A grant rate is the percentage of grants compared to the number of decisions made.

The grant rate for student visas in the 1 October 2018 to 31 December 2018 quarter was 89.5 per cent, which was 2.1 percentage points lower than the same quarter in the previous year.

The grant rate for applicants outside Australia in the 1 October 2018 to 31 December 2018 quarter was 86.8 per cent, which was 4.8 percentage points lower than the same quarter in the previous year.

Grant rates for applicants in Australia are generally higher than for applicants outside Australia. The grant rate for applicants in Australia was 94.4 per cent in the 1 October 2018 to 31 December 2018 quarter. This is 2.8 percentage points higher than the same quarter in the previous year.

4 Processing times

The time required to process student visa applications depends on many factors including the supporting evidence provided by the applicant.

In the quarter 1 October 2018 to 31 December 2018, 75 per cent of all student visa applications were processed within 36 calendar days.

5 Applications on hand

The number of primary student visa applications on hand at 31 December 2018 was 32,892. Of the total primary applications on hand, 17,774 applications were made by applicants outside Australia and 15,118 applications were made by applicants in Australia.

6 Visa holders in Australia

On 31 December 2018, there were 433,624 student visa holders in Australia. This is an increase of 12.9 per cent when compared with the number of student visa holders in Australia at 31 December 2017. This is the highest recorded number of student visa holders in Australia on 31 December of any previous year.

Of the total student visa holders in Australia on 31 December 2018, 48 per cent were from China, India or Nepal.

7 Destinations

In the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018, there were 86,922 former student visa holders granted another substantive visa – a decrease of 3.6 per cent compared with the previous program year.

In the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018, most of the former student visa holders granted another substantive visa moved on to a further Student (subclass 500) visa (28.4 per cent), a tourist visa (27.9 per cent), or a Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa (25.2 per cent).

8 Temporary Graduate (subclass 485)

Lodgements for the Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa increased in the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018 when compared with the same period in the previous program year. This is due to a greater number of students in Australia becoming eligible to meet the requirements for the Post-Study Work stream.

There were 32,763 Temporary Graduate visas lodged in the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018. This is an increase of 24.1 per cent when compared with the same period in the previous program year.

In the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018, lodgements in the Post-Study Work stream increased by 25.5 per cent when compared with the same period in the previous program year. Applications lodged in the Graduate Work stream increased by 19.4 per cent in the same time period.

Visa grants in the 2018-19 program year to 31 December 2018 increased by 14.3 per cent to 24,433 when compared with the same period in the previous program year.

On 31 December 2018, there were 52,582 Temporary Graduate visa holders in Australia, which was higher than at 31 December 2017, when there were 41,110 Temporary Graduate visa holders in Australia.


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JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

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1 Lodged 1.01 Number of student visa applications lodged by month - year on year 12 months rolling total

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year on year 12 months rolling total

1.02 Number of student visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

TotalJunMayAprMarFebJanDecNovOctSepAugJulFY Lodged

2014-15 29,394 29,338 24,041 20,293 23,504 30,227 31,014 28,797 32,825 20,215 27,166 35,374 332,188

2015-16 28,441 29,748 24,322 21,176 26,008 33,175 31,543 30,814 31,243 21,183 31,687 48,893 358,233

2016-17 19,952 33,203 25,314 21,674 29,157 36,350 36,441 33,507 41,337 20,747 35,367 41,245 374,294

2017-18 29,028 38,161 27,965 23,396 31,705 38,679 39,659 34,427 41,644 25,110 39,203 44,350 413,327

2018-19 37,404 42,147 32,925 30,274 35,810 42,193 220,753


1 Lodged 1.03 Number of student visa applications lodged by month where the client was In Australia - year on year 12 months rolling total

180000

160000

140000

120000

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0

Dec-1

3

Mar-

14

Jun-1

4

Sep-1

4

Dec-1

4

Mar-

15

Jun-1

5

Sep-1

5

Dec-1

5

Mar-

16

Jun-1

6

Sep-1

6

Dec-1

6

Mar-

17

Jun-1

7

Sep-1

7

Dec-1

7

Mar-

18

Jun-1

8

Sep-1

8

Dec-1

8


1.04 Number of student visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month where the client was In Australia - comparison with previous four financial years

28000

24000

20000

16000

12000

8000

4000


2018-192017-182016-172015-162014-15

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun TotalFY Lodged

2014-15 10,679 15,526 9,115 6,375 6,055 6,460 7,410 13,611 20,011 6,204 6,372 7,225 115,043

2015-16 10,293 14,725 8,917 6,157 6,762 6,949 7,872 14,702 18,496 6,557 7,597 11,473 120,500

2016-17 7,122 16,597 10,286 6,563 7,760 7,960 7,902 14,977 24,886 5,797 8,250 8,786 126,886

2017-18 10,406 20,829 12,606 8,023 9,396 9,767 10,318 16,292 26,702 8,650 10,252 10,015 153,256

2018-19 13,861 22,971 14,795 10,400 11,142 10,920 84,089


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1 Lodged 1.05 Number of student visa applications lodged by month where the client was Outside Australia - year on year 12 months rolling total

280000

240000

200000

160000

120000

80000

40000

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3

Mar-

14

Jun-1

4

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5

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16

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6

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6

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6

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17

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7

Sep-1

7

Dec-1

7

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18

Jun-1

8

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8

Dec-1

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1.06 Number of student visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month where the client was Outside Australia - comparison with previous four financial years

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2014-15 18,715 13,812 14,926 13,918 17,449 23,767 23,604 15,186 12,814 14,011 20,794 28,149 217,145

2015-16 18,148 15,023 15,405 15,019 19,246 26,226 23,671 16,112 12,747 14,626 24,090 37,420 237,733

2016-17 12,830 16,606 15,028 15,111 21,397 28,390 28,539 18,530 16,451 14,950 27,117 32,459 247,408

2017-18 18,622 17,332 15,359 15,373 22,309 28,912 29,341 18,135 14,942 16,460 28,951 34,335 260,071

2018-19 23,543 19,176 18,130 19,874 24,668 31,273 136,664


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1 Lodged 1.07 Number of student visa applications lodged for Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

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In Australia

2014-15 76 88 30 24 45 55 69 87 63 20 15 48 620

2015-16 64 78 20 21 53 57 46 55 39 12 12 71 528

2016-17 43 63 18 29 41 50 57 31 36 14 13 26 421

2017-18 34 55 10 9 29 43 53 35 36 34 20 12 370

2018-19 57 49 10 19 30 51 216

Outside Australia

2014-15 627 388 475 807 528 447 257 458 766 720 553 402 6,428

2015-16 569 381 474 445 566 534 299 377 438 340 538 423 5,384

2016-17 253 504 498 463 692 719 558 523 624 417 555 255 6,061

2017-18 328 598 497 626 912 723 474 380 516 357 448 312 6,171

2018-19 447 313 324 485 653 631 2,853

All

2014-15 703 476 505 831 573 502 326 545 829 740 568 450 7,048

2015-16 633 459 494 466 619 591 345 432 477 352 550 494 5,912

2016-17 296 567 516 492 733 769 615 554 660 431 568 281 6,482

2017-18 362 653 507 635 941 766 527 415 552 391 468 324 6,541

2018-19 504 362 334 504 683 682 3,069


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1 Lodged 1.08 Number of student visa applications lodged for Higher Education Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

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2018-192017-182016-172015-162014-15


In Australia

2014-15 4,948 8,838 3,897 1,510 1,548 2,346 3,433 7,741 10,942 1,613 1,793 2,035 50,644

2015-16 5,147 8,441 3,506 1,316 1,737 2,489 3,474 8,754 10,166 1,639 2,022 2,977 51,668

2016-17 3,557 10,202 4,246 1,372 2,048 2,796 3,184 8,445 13,644 1,500 1,973 2,271 55,238

2017-18 4,911 12,591 5,430 1,707 2,457 3,480 4,707 9,044 15,342 2,331 2,649 2,692 67,341

2018-19 6,745 13,651 6,066 2,482 2,747 3,935 35,626

Outside Australia

2014-15 10,883 7,807 9,165 7,958 9,773 12,770 14,271 9,483 6,277 7,010 10,117 14,873 120,387

2015-16 9,794 8,073 8,563 8,188 10,419 13,138 14,228 9,239 5,430 6,898 11,371 20,180 125,521

2016-17 6,763 8,703 7,926 7,839 11,152 14,210 17,689 11,027 7,122 7,212 13,177 18,611 131,431

2017-18 10,235 8,971 8,172 8,227 11,157 14,588 18,560 10,473 6,735 7,994 14,483 19,342 138,937

2018-19 12,730 9,062 9,522 11,258 12,343 15,609 70,524

All

2014-15 15,831 16,645 13,062 9,468 11,321 15,116 17,704 17,224 17,219 8,623 11,910 16,908 171,031

2015-16 14,941 16,514 12,069 9,504 12,156 15,627 17,702 17,993 15,596 8,537 13,393 23,157 177,189

2016-17 10,320 18,905 12,172 9,211 13,200 17,006 20,873 19,472 20,766 8,712 15,150 20,882 186,669

2017-18 15,146 21,562 13,602 9,934 13,614 18,068 23,267 19,517 22,077 10,325 17,132 22,034 206,278

2018-19 19,475 22,713 15,588 13,740 15,090 19,544 106,150


0

1 Lodged 1.09 Number of student visa applications lodged for Independent ELICOS Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000


2018-192017-182016-172015-162014-15


In Australia

2014-15 811 864 860 821 745 689 625 812 1,065 750 729 710 9,481

2015-16 760 816 776 710 686 572 586 685 855 684 678 863 8,671

2016-17 532 792 763 710 783 677 622 740 1,002 649 776 807 8,853

2017-18 675 935 900 773 756 735 651 736 942 738 834 835 9,510

2018-19 811 1,012 838 910 953 838 5,362

Outside Australia

2014-15 2,526 2,107 2,046 2,079 1,966 2,315 2,262 2,288 2,054 1,952 2,175 2,510 26,280

2015-16 2,636 2,325 2,136 2,203 2,003 2,392 2,486 2,630 2,450 2,241 2,735 4,782 31,019

2016-17 2,349 3,253 2,895 2,756 2,944 3,449 3,066 3,032 3,400 2,487 2,976 3,543 36,150

2017-18 3,220 3,271 2,813 2,721 2,800 3,005 2,775 2,801 2,709 2,263 2,895 3,284 34,557

2018-19 3,297 3,333 2,658 2,627 2,843 2,872 17,630

All

2014-15 3,337 2,971 2,906 2,900 2,711 3,004 2,887 3,100 3,119 2,702 2,904 3,220 35,761

2015-16 3,396 3,141 2,912 2,913 2,689 2,964 3,072 3,315 3,305 2,925 3,413 5,645 39,690

2016-17 2,881 4,045 3,658 3,466 3,727 4,126 3,688 3,772 4,402 3,136 3,752 4,350 45,003

2017-18 3,895 4,206 3,713 3,494 3,556 3,740 3,426 3,537 3,651 3,001 3,729 4,119 44,067

2018-19 4,108 4,345 3,496 3,537 3,796 3,710 22,992


0

1 Lodged 1.10 Number of student visa applications lodged for Non-Award Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000


2018-192017-182016-172015-162014-15


In Australia

2014-15 74 41 17 14 28 57 60 65 52 34 29 51 522

2015-16 88 47 28 14 32 40 48 43 48 24 22 52 486

2016-17 68 41 23 12 40 44 67 57 46 21 37 47 503

2017-18 60 30 21 19 38 42 49 52 33 19 26 54 443

2018-19 68 31 22 15 42 38 216

Outside Australia

2014-15 1,059 330 120 175 1,458 3,598 3,316 287 133 711 3,189 4,536 18,912

2015-16 1,215 440 236 337 1,577 3,985 2,586 325 144 847 3,801 4,579 20,072

2016-17 650 250 116 214 1,807 4,379 2,877 312 164 879 4,699 3,850 20,197

2017-18 748 287 184 363 2,390 4,752 2,133 207 195 1,107 4,521 3,865 20,752

2018-19 782 261 143 353 2,616 4,611 8,766

All

2014-15 1,133 371 137 189 1,486 3,655 3,376 352 185 745 3,218 4,587 19,434

2015-16 1,303 487 264 351 1,609 4,025 2,634 368 192 871 3,823 4,631 20,558

2016-17 718 291 139 226 1,847 4,423 2,944 369 210 900 4,736 3,897 20,700

2017-18 808 317 205 382 2,428 4,794 2,182 259 228 1,126 4,547 3,919 21,195

2018-19 850 292 165 368 2,658 4,649 8,982


1 Lodged 1.11 Number of student visa applications lodged for Postgraduate Research Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0 JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN

2018-192017-182016-172015-162014-15


In Australia

2014-15 329 495 382 357 237 213 312 554 682 369 305 284 4,519

2015-16 322 495 380 363 239 209 357 499 531 285 233 230 4,143

2016-17 239 420 327 222 213 177 264 440 443 207 235 210 3,397

2017-18 232 385 329 257 238 267 346 366 509 272 256 256 3,713

2018-19 321 423 370 360 317 271 2,062

Outside Australia

2014-15 704 559 526 353 511 717 861 584 462 419 567 484 6,747

2015-16 704 505 360 350 517 761 858 664 496 467 568 668 6,918

2016-17 631 573 418 398 544 744 949 689 666 486 662 669 7,429

2017-18 714 679 430 416 713 834 1,059 630 543 513 662 677 7,870

2018-19 895 734 442 516 755 993 4,335

All

2014-15 1,033 1,054 908 710 748 930 1,173 1,138 1,144 788 872 768 11,266

2015-16 1,026 1,000 740 713 756 970 1,215 1,163 1,027 752 801 898 11,061

2016-17 870 993 745 620 757 921 1,213 1,129 1,109 693 897 879 10,826

2017-18 946 1,064 759 673 951 1,101 1,405 996 1,052 785 918 933 11,583

2018-19 1,216 1,157 812 876 1,072 1,264 6,397


800

1 Lodged 1.12 Number of student visa applications lodged for Schools Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

2800

2400

2000

1600

1200

400

0


2018-192017-182016-172015-162014-15


In Australia

2014-15 77 46 88 49 84 81 95 216 192 88 39 60 1,115

2015-16 65 36 75 52 91 102 115 197 185 69 64 69 1,120

2016-17 61 77 88 97 103 103 98 224 207 63 55 93 1,269

2017-18 97 129 82 109 136 133 134 198 214 78 74 87 1,471

2018-19 97 131 129 150 193 126 826

Outside Australia

2014-15 1,089 760 705 598 974 1,395 629 332 710 940 1,680 2,296 12,108

2015-16 882 771 702 604 1,060 1,680 530 340 725 1,085 1,641 2,540 12,560

2016-17 609 795 671 764 1,298 1,586 529 382 943 1,051 2,074 1,930 12,632

2017-18 711 761 649 689 1,415 1,291 477 271 778 925 1,686 1,613 11,266

2018-19 573 580 595 724 1,249 1,340 5,061

All

2014-15 1,166 806 793 647 1,058 1,476 724 548 902 1,028 1,719 2,356 13,223

2015-16 947 807 777 656 1,151 1,782 645 537 910 1,154 1,705 2,609 13,680

2016-17 670 872 759 861 1,401 1,689 627 606 1,150 1,114 2,129 2,023 13,901

2017-18 808 890 731 798 1,551 1,424 611 469 992 1,003 1,760 1,700 12,737

2018-19 670 711 724 874 1,442 1,466 5,887


0

1 Lodged 1.13 Number of student visa applications lodged for Vocational Education and Training Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000


2018-192017-182016-172015-162014-15


In Australia

2014-15 4,364 5,154 3,841 3,600 3,368 3,019 2,816 4,136 7,015 3,330 3,462 4,037 48,142

2015-16 3,847 4,812 4,132 3,681 3,924 3,480 3,246 4,469 6,672 3,844 4,566 7,211 53,884

2016-17 2,622 5,002 4,821 4,121 4,532 4,113 3,610 5,040 9,508 3,343 5,161 5,332 57,205

2017-18 4,397 6,704 5,834 5,149 5,742 5,067 4,378 5,861 9,626 5,178 6,393 6,079 70,408

2018-19 5,762 7,674 7,360 6,464 6,860 5,661 39,781

Outside Australia

2014-15 1,827 1,861 1,889 1,948 2,239 2,525 2,008 1,754 2,412 2,259 2,513 3,048 26,283

2015-16 2,348 2,528 2,934 2,892 3,104 3,736 2,684 2,537 3,064 2,748 3,436 4,248 36,259

2016-17 1,575 2,528 2,504 2,677 2,960 3,303 2,871 2,565 3,532 2,418 2,974 3,601 33,508

2017-18 2,666 2,765 2,614 2,331 2,922 3,719 3,863 3,373 3,466 3,301 4,256 5,242 40,518

2018-19 4,819 4,893 4,446 3,911 4,209 5,217 27,495

All

2014-15 6,191 7,015 5,730 5,548 5,607 5,544 4,824 5,890 9,427 5,589 5,975 7,085 74,425

2015-16 6,195 7,340 7,066 6,573 7,028 7,216 5,930 7,006 9,736 6,592 8,002 11,459 90,143

2016-17 4,197 7,530 7,325 6,798 7,492 7,416 6,481 7,605 13,040 5,761 8,135 8,933 90,713

2017-18 7,063 9,469 8,448 7,480 8,664 8,786 8,241 9,234 13,092 8,479 10,649 11,321 110,926

2018-19 10,581 12,567 11,806 10,375 11,069 10,878 67,276


1 Lodged 1.14 Number of student visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs)

India

Nepal

Brazil

Colombia

Vietnam

Korea, South

Philippines

Thailand

Malaysia

Indonesia

United States of America

Pakistan

Japan

Sri Lanka

2017-18 to 31/12/17 2018-19 to 31/12/18

2017-18 to 31/12/17

% Change from 2017-18

Citizenship Country 2018-19 to 31/12/18

2018-19 as % of Total

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 42,679 43,739 2.5% 19.8%

India 22,096 39,678 79.6% 18.0%

Nepal 11,761 19,684 67.4% 8.9%

Brazil 11,337 10,454 -7.8% 4.7%

Colombia 6,342 7,901 24.6% 3.6%

Vietnam 5,957 6,167 3.5% 2.8%

Korea, South 5,812 5,653 -2.7% 2.6%

Philippines 2,798 5,376 92.1% 2.4%

Thailand 5,279 5,246 -0.6% 2.4%

Malaysia 5,613 5,227 -6.9% 2.4%

Indonesia 4,663 5,111 9.6% 2.3%

United States of America 4,357 4,654 6.8% 2.1%

Pakistan 3,975 4,345 9.3% 2.0%

Japan 4,011 3,851 -4.0% 1.7%

Sri Lanka 2,812 3,526 25.4% 1.6%

Other countries 49,442 50,141 1.4% 22.7%

Total 188,934 220,753 16.8% 100.0%


1 Lodged 1.15 Number of student visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year


India

Brazil

Nepal

Korea, South

Colombia

Malaysia

Thailand

Vietnam

Taiwan

Indonesia

Pakistan

Philippines

Italy

Saudi Arabia

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000

2017-18 to 31/12/17 2018-19 to 31/12/18

2017-18 to 31/12/17





India 8,419 13,147 56.2% 15.6%

Brazil 5,656 5,800 2.5% 6.9%

Nepal 3,046 5,340 75.3% 6.4%

Korea, South 3,701 3,868 4.5% 4.6%

Colombia 2,738 3,665 33.9% 4.4%

Malaysia 3,287 3,177 -3.3% 3.8%

Thailand 2,778 2,997 7.9% 3.6%

Vietnam 2,051 2,378 15.9% 2.8%

Taiwan 2,304 2,329 1.1% 2.8%

Indonesia 1,779 2,210 24.2% 2.6%

Pakistan 1,827 2,005 9.7% 2.4%

Philippines 1,340 1,928 43.9% 2.3%

Italy 1,452 1,386 -4.5% 1.6%

Saudi Arabia 1,309 1,342 2.5% 1.6%

Other countries 15,699 17,475 11.3% 20.8%

In Australia Total 71,027 84,089 18.4% 100.0%


1 Lodged 1.16 Number of student visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year


India

Nepal

Brazil

Colombia


Vietnam

Philippines

Indonesia

Japan

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Spain

Malaysia

0 4000 8000 12000 16000 20000 24000 28000 32000

2017-18 to 31/12/17 2018-19 to 31/12/18

2017-18 to 31/12/17




China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 29,038 28,697 -1.2% 21.0%

India 13,677 26,531 94.0% 19.4%

Nepal 8,715 14,344 64.6% 10.5%

Brazil 5,681 4,654 -18.1% 3.4%

Colombia 3,604 4,236 17.5% 3.1%


Vietnam 3,906 3,789 -3.0% 2.8%

Philippines 1,458 3,448 136.5% 2.5%

Indonesia 2,884 2,901 0.6% 2.1%

Japan 2,675 2,560 -4.3% 1.9%

Pakistan 2,148 2,340 8.9% 1.7%

Sri Lanka 1,969 2,333 18.5% 1.7%

Thailand 2,501 2,249 -10.1% 1.6%

Spain 2,049 2,157 5.3% 1.6%

Malaysia 2,326 2,050 -11.9% 1.5%

Other countries 31,423 30,213 -3.9% 22.1%

Outside Australia Total 117,907 136,664 15.9% 100.0%


2 Granted


2 Granted 2.01 Number of student visa applications granted by month - year on year 12 months rolling total

400000

350000

300000

250000

200000

150000

100000

50000

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2.02 Number of student visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month - comparison with previous four financial years

45000

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000


2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2018-192017-18

TotalJunMayAprMarFebJanDecNovOctSepAugJulFY Granted

2014-15 30,564 20,683 23,379 22,614 23,041 25,667 29,923 26,272 27,844 20,264 20,392 28,897 299,540

2015-16 29,704 21,832 22,735 21,896 22,713 25,294 29,160 29,059 24,763 21,397 27,914 34,378 310,845

2016-17 26,627 22,336 32,756 22,675 25,157 27,273 35,707 33,475 31,885 20,652 30,687 33,805 343,035

2017-18 29,909 28,385 23,754 27,323 28,045 30,925 37,401 33,744 32,384 27,032 37,696 41,694 378,292

2018-19 36,218 31,770 25,697 29,638 30,803 31,321 185,447


0

0

2 Granted 2.03 Number of student visa applications granted by month where the client was In Australia - year on year 12 months rolling total

160000

140000

120000

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0

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2.04 Number of student visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month where the client was In Australia- comparison with previous four financial years

24000

20000

16000

12000

8000

4000


2018-192017-182016-172015-162014-15

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun TotalFY Granted

2014-15 10,915 8,224 10,827 10,432 8,779 6,696 7,114 10,016 16,529 10,589 6,292 5,885 112,298

2015-16 8,191 8,626 9,601 9,045 7,638 5,474 5,177 11,524 14,186 9,899 10,103 7,505 106,969

2016-17 8,308 8,936 13,269 10,349 8,371 6,047 6,605 11,436 16,923 9,350 9,785 6,979 116,358

2017-18 7,938 11,355 10,335 14,090 11,385 6,773 8,020 14,159 20,281 14,764 12,963 12,119 144,182

2018-19 11,494 15,166 12,207 14,198 11,820 7,834 72,719


0

2 Granted 2.05 Number of student visa applications granted by month where the client was Outside Australia - year on year 12 months rolling total

280000

240000

200000

160000

120000

80000

40000

0

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2.06 Number of student visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month where the client was Outside Australia- comparison with previous four financial years

32000

28000

24000

20000

16000

12000

8000

4000


2018-192017-182016-172015-162014-15


2014-15 19,649 12,459 12,552 12,182 14,262 18,971 22,809 16,256 11,315 9,675 14,100 23,012 187,242

2015-16 21,513 13,206 13,134 12,851 15,075 19,820 23,983 17,535 10,577 11,498 17,811 26,873 203,876

2016-17 18,319 13,400 19,487 12,326 16,786 21,226 29,102 22,039 14,962 11,302 20,902 26,826 226,677

2017-18 21,971 17,030 13,419 13,233 16,660 24,152 29,381 19,585 12,103 12,268 24,733 29,575 234,110

2018-19 24,724 16,604 13,490 15,440 18,983 23,487 112,728


2 Granted 2.07 Number of visa applications granted for Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

1000

800

600

400

200

0

JUL AUG

2014-15

SEP OCT

2015-16

NOV DEC

2016-17

JAN FEB MAR

2017-18

APR MAY JUN

2018-19


In Australia

2014-15 36 39 64 48 43 34 50 69 50 56 34 26 549

2015-16 34 25 69 43 19 32 37 52 37 25 37 26 436

2016-17 32 39 46 28 43 19 25 29 50 19 33 15 378

2017-18 22 36 29 22 27 11 20 41 45 47 23 29 352

2018-19 28 59 24 22 16 14 163

Outside Australia

2014-15 608 309 260 590 351 880 452 319 606 546 635 495 6,051

2015-16 496 468 348 488 334 552 347 329 383 373 544 285 4,947

2016-17 305 427 503 384 441 757 719 515 605 415 580 338 5,989

2017-18 224 562 412 638 536 810 704 340 436 485 467 282 5,896

2018-19 416 352 271 419 477 651 2,586

All

2014-15 644 348 324 638 394 914 502 388 656 602 669 521 6,600

2015-16 530 493 417 531 353 584 384 381 420 398 581 311 5,383

2016-17 337 466 549 412 484 776 744 544 655 434 613 353 6,367

2017-18 246 598 441 660 563 821 724 381 481 532 490 311 6,248

2018-19 444 411 295 441 493 665 2,749


0

2 Granted 2.08 Number of visa applications granted for Higher Education Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

24000

20000

16000

12000

8000

4000


2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19


In Australia

2014-15 3,780 4,340 5,522 4,603 3,232 2,230 2,885 5,424 9,822 4,765 1,975 1,675 50,253

2015-16 3,168 4,841 4,910 3,578 2,627 1,760 1,933 5,473 8,828 4,679 3,834 2,216 47,847

2016-17 2,640 4,128 6,650 4,438 2,927 2,069 2,385 5,479 10,365 4,651 3,432 2,502 51,666

2017-18 3,169 5,196 5,475 6,931 4,806 2,165 3,023 6,497 11,780 7,851 5,081 3,844 65,818

2018-19 4,344 7,913 6,673 7,077 4,574 2,424 33,005

Outside Australia

2014-15 11,415 7,142 7,361 6,665 8,480 9,909 12,735 10,460 5,673 4,448 6,111 11,061 101,460

2015-16 12,833 7,098 7,587 6,787 8,290 9,296 14,360 11,774 4,989 5,287 7,656 14,357 110,314

2016-17 11,462 6,170 12,266 6,555 9,968 11,055 16,338 14,453 7,454 5,046 9,448 14,074 124,289

2017-18 14,277 9,666 7,143 7,320 8,503 12,430 18,383 13,553 6,295 5,518 12,911 17,299 133,298

2018-19 15,167 8,626 7,332 8,827 10,512 12,535 62,999

All

2014-15 15,195 11,482 12,883 11,268 11,712 12,139 15,620 15,884 15,495 9,213 8,086 12,736 151,713

2015-16 16,001 11,939 12,497 10,365 10,917 11,056 16,293 17,247 13,817 9,966 11,490 16,573 158,161

2016-17 14,102 10,298 18,916 10,993 12,895 13,124 18,723 19,932 17,819 9,697 12,880 16,576 175,955

2017-18 17,446 14,862 12,618 14,251 13,309 14,595 21,406 20,050 18,075 13,369 17,992 21,143 199,116

2018-19 19,511 16,539 14,005 15,904 15,086 14,959 96,004


2 Granted 2.09 Number of visa applications granted for Independent ELICOS Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

4000

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

JUL AUG

2014-15

SEP OCT

2015-16

NOV DEC

2016-17

JAN FEB MAR

2017-18

APR MAY JUN

2018-19


In Australia

2014-15 1,069 612 822 873 868 688 695 674 862 859 631 657 9,310

2015-16 723 580 634 801 751 552 422 765 598 615 784 647 7,872

2016-17 500 455 960 819 751 519 452 841 683 468 783 561 7,792

2017-18 618 744 630 902 706 440 552 1,005 979 676 783 953 8,988

2018-19 811 767 669 698 723 638 4,306

Outside Australia

2014-15 2,421 2,109 1,937 1,958 1,647 1,754 2,114 2,394 2,135 1,717 1,860 1,859 23,905

2015-16 2,643 2,182 1,903 2,087 1,869 2,034 2,180 2,256 2,177 2,028 2,596 2,510 26,465

2016-17 2,048 3,012 2,730 2,434 2,049 2,575 2,969 3,033 3,095 2,368 3,094 2,897 32,304

2017-18 2,712 2,924 2,557 2,355 2,495 2,213 2,775 2,250 2,155 2,161 2,634 2,337 29,568

2018-19 2,976 3,135 2,412 2,561 2,236 2,349 15,669

All

2014-15 3,490 2,721 2,759 2,831 2,515 2,442 2,809 3,068 2,997 2,576 2,491 2,516 33,215

2015-16 3,366 2,762 2,537 2,888 2,620 2,586 2,602 3,021 2,775 2,643 3,380 3,157 34,337

2016-17 2,548 3,467 3,690 3,253 2,800 3,094 3,421 3,874 3,778 2,836 3,877 3,458 40,096

2017-18 3,330 3,668 3,187 3,257 3,201 2,653 3,327 3,255 3,134 2,837 3,417 3,290 38,556

2018-19 3,787 3,902 3,081 3,259 2,959 2,987 19,975


2 Granted 2.10 Number of visa applications granted for Non-Award Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0


2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19


In Australia

2014-15 72 44 29 13 31 41 49 64 49 36 38 39 505

2015-16 71 47 27 31 24 38 29 47 46 25 35 47 467

2016-17 38 41 48 24 32 28 35 73 47 20 39 30 455

2017-18 38 52 26 32 24 27 31 63 43 27 29 45 437

2018-19 53 51 23 17 24 40 208

Outside Australia

2014-15 1,588 352 191 164 1,156 3,124 3,799 559 119 522 2,392 4,732 18,698

2015-16 1,717 546 249 386 1,370 3,854 2,794 468 147 730 3,448 4,533 20,242

2016-17 761 436 190 189 1,050 3,229 4,212 872 180 538 3,989 4,438 20,084

2017-18 1,079 327 197 292 2,037 4,503 2,645 299 175 915 3,823 4,138 20,430

2018-19 1,289 300 139 271 2,365 3,678 8,042

All

2014-15 1,660 396 220 177 1,187 3,165 3,848 623 168 558 2,430 4,771 19,203

2015-16 1,788 593 276 417 1,394 3,892 2,823 515 193 755 3,483 4,580 20,709

2016-17 799 477 238 213 1,082 3,257 4,247 945 227 558 4,028 4,468 20,539

2017-18 1,117 379 223 324 2,061 4,530 2,676 362 218 942 3,852 4,183 20,867

2018-19 1,342 351 162 288 2,389 3,718 8,250


800

2 Granted 2.11 Number of visa applications granted for Postgraduate Research Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

1400

1200

1000

600

400

200

0

JUL AUG

2014-15

SEP OCT

2015-16

NOV DEC

2016-17

JAN FEB MAR

2017-18

APR MAY JUN

2018-19


In Australia

2014-15 433 306 417 405 394 296 272 398 591 504 296 287 4,599

2015-16 203 281 390 396 369 204 227 462 363 334 389 227 3,845

2016-17 267 234 329 313 300 194 176 313 428 252 251 194 3,251

2017-18 273 238 273 266 321 197 248 376 489 345 380 310 3,716

2018-19 359 309 257 337 294 200 1,756

Outside Australia

2014-15 666 607 522 407 411 495 791 716 644 332 459 459 6,509

2015-16 513 511 438 480 420 485 784 765 566 433 460 464 6,319

2016-17 501 452 547 459 458 540 826 905 816 552 601 599 7,256

2017-18 596 619 531 368 431 669 1,005 756 580 546 603 551 7,255

2018-19 736 751 495 411 491 579 3,463

All

2014-15 1,099 913 939 812 805 791 1,063 1,114 1,235 836 755 746 11,108

2015-16 716 792 828 876 789 689 1,011 1,227 929 767 849 691 10,164

2016-17 768 686 876 772 758 734 1,002 1,218 1,244 804 852 793 10,507

2017-18 869 857 804 634 752 866 1,253 1,132 1,069 891 983 861 10,971

2018-19 1,095 1,060 752 748 785 779 5,219


2 Granted 2.12 Number of visa applications granted for Schools Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

2400

2000

1600

1200

800

400

0


2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19


In Australia

2014-15 92 37 56 63 79 60 88 143 158 168 64 53 1,061

2015-16 59 51 47 58 56 47 64 157 130 93 124 77 963

2016-17 68 56 63 81 81 85 62 153 167 103 108 68 1,095

2017-18 92 101 85 55 84 54 124 140 221 185 117 140 1,398

2018-19 121 73 77 88 112 96 567

Outside Australia

2014-15 1,371 560 802 711 645 1,082 1,024 331 534 647 1,004 2,239 10,950

2015-16 1,230 643 630 480 825 1,326 1,066 319 415 687 1,096 2,244 10,961

2016-17 1,146 605 990 567 788 1,172 1,336 384 635 751 1,283 2,229 11,886

2017-18 1,060 653 674 476 859 1,292 906 314 481 729 1,229 1,774 10,447

2018-19 830 438 464 519 751 1,019 4,021

All

2014-15 1,463 597 858 774 724 1,142 1,112 474 692 815 1,068 2,292 12,011

2015-16 1,289 694 677 538 881 1,373 1,130 476 545 780 1,220 2,321 11,924

2016-17 1,214 661 1,053 648 869 1,257 1,398 537 802 854 1,391 2,297 12,981

2017-18 1,152 754 759 531 943 1,346 1,030 454 702 914 1,346 1,914 11,845

2018-19 951 511 541 607 863 1,115 4,588


0

2 Granted 2.13 Number of visa applications granted for Vocational Education and Training Sector in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by client location and month - comparison with previous four financial years

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000


2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19


In Australia

2014-15 5,433 2,846 3,917 4,427 4,132 3,347 3,075 3,244 4,997 4,201 3,254 3,148 46,021

2015-16 3,933 2,801 3,524 4,138 3,792 2,841 2,465 4,568 4,184 4,128 4,900 4,265 45,539

2016-17 4,763 3,983 5,173 4,646 4,237 3,133 3,470 4,548 5,183 3,837 5,139 3,609 51,721

2017-18 3,726 4,988 3,817 5,882 5,417 3,879 4,022 6,037 6,724 5,633 6,550 6,798 63,473

2018-19 5,778 5,994 4,484 5,959 6,077 4,422 32,714

Outside Australia

2014-15 1,580 1,380 1,479 1,687 1,572 1,727 1,894 1,477 1,604 1,463 1,639 2,167 19,669

2015-16 2,081 1,758 1,979 2,143 1,967 2,273 2,452 1,624 1,900 1,960 2,011 2,480 24,628

2016-17 2,096 2,298 2,261 1,738 2,032 1,898 2,702 1,877 2,177 1,632 1,907 2,251 24,869

2017-18 2,023 2,279 1,905 1,784 1,799 2,235 2,963 2,073 1,981 1,914 3,066 3,194 27,216

2018-19 3,310 3,002 2,377 2,432 2,151 2,676 15,948

All

2014-15 7,013 4,226 5,396 6,114 5,704 5,074 4,969 4,721 6,601 5,664 4,893 5,315 65,690

2015-16 6,014 4,559 5,503 6,281 5,759 5,114 4,917 6,192 6,084 6,088 6,911 6,745 70,167

2016-17 6,859 6,281 7,434 6,384 6,269 5,031 6,172 6,425 7,360 5,469 7,046 5,860 76,590

2017-18 5,749 7,267 5,722 7,666 7,216 6,114 6,985 8,110 8,705 7,547 9,616 9,992 90,689

2018-19 9,088 8,996 6,861 8,391 8,228 7,098 48,662


2 Granted 2.14 Number of student visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000


India

Nepal

Brazil

Colombia

Vietnam

Korea, South

Philippines

Malaysia


Indonesia

Thailand

Japan

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

2017-18 to 31/12/17 2018-19 to 31/12/18

2017-18 to 31/12/17





India 19,333 29,669 53.5% 16.0%

Nepal 9,871 14,594 47.8% 7.9%

Brazil 10,387 9,228 -11.2% 5.0%

Colombia 5,326 7,118 33.6% 3.8%

Vietnam 5,286 5,335 0.9% 2.9%

Korea, South 5,486 5,045 -8.0% 2.7%

Philippines 2,374 4,607 94.1% 2.5%

Malaysia 4,980 4,507 -9.5% 2.4%


Indonesia 4,165 4,435 6.5% 2.4%

Thailand 4,078 4,220 3.5% 2.3%

Japan 3,967 3,743 -5.6% 2.0%

Pakistan 3,232 3,258 0.8% 1.8%

Sri Lanka 2,225 2,982 34.0% 1.6%

Other countries 42,467 42,665 0.5% 23.0%

Total 168,341 185,447 10.2% 100.0%


2 Granted 2.15 Number of student visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000


India

Brazil

Nepal

Korea, South

Colombia

Malaysia

Thailand

Vietnam

Taiwan

Indonesia

Philippines

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Italy

2017-18 to 31/12/17 2018-19 to 31/12/18

2017-18 to 31/12/17





India 6,945 10,888 56.8% 15.0%

Brazil 5,240 5,126 -2.2% 7.0%

Nepal 2,251 4,378 94.5% 6.0%

Korea, South 3,446 3,418 -0.8% 4.7%

Colombia 2,453 3,228 31.6% 4.4%

Malaysia 2,887 2,828 -2.0% 3.9%

Thailand 2,285 2,500 9.4% 3.4%

Vietnam 1,764 2,158 22.3% 3.0%

Taiwan 2,105 2,092 -0.6% 2.9%

Indonesia 1,561 1,871 19.9% 2.6%

Philippines 1,131 1,556 37.6% 2.1%

Pakistan 1,411 1,454 3.0% 2.0%

Saudi Arabia 1,286 1,288 0.2% 1.8%

Italy 1,283 1,273 -0.8% 1.8%

Other countries 13,817 14,944 8.2% 20.6%

In Australia Total 61,876 72,719 17.5% 100.0%


2 Granted 2.16 Number of student visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year


India

Nepal

Brazil


Colombia

Vietnam

Philippines

Indonesia

Japan

Spain

Sri Lanka

Pakistan

Thailand

Malaysia

0 4000 8000 12000 16000 20000 24000 28000 32000

2017-18 to 31/12/17 2018-19 to 31/12/18

2017-18 to 31/12/17





India 12,388 18,781 51.6% 16.7%

Nepal 7,620 10,216 34.1% 9.1%

Brazil 5,147 4,102 -20.3% 3.6%


Colombia 2,873 3,890 35.4% 3.5%

Vietnam 3,522 3,177 -9.8% 2.8%

Philippines 1,243 3,051 145.5% 2.7%

Indonesia 2,604 2,564 -1.5% 2.3%

Japan 2,688 2,546 -5.3% 2.3%

Spain 2,029 2,177 7.3% 1.9%

Sri Lanka 1,535 1,949 27.0% 1.7%

Pakistan 1,821 1,804 -0.9% 1.6%

Thailand 1,793 1,720 -4.1% 1.5%

Malaysia 2,093 1,679 -19.8% 1.5%

Other countries 26,442 25,206 -4.7% 22.4%

Outside Australia Total 106,465 112,728 5.9% 100.0%


2 Granted 2.17 Number of Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17




Indonesia 43 47 9.3% 28.8%

Papua New Guinea 23 24 4.3% 14.7%

Vietnam 26 18 -30.8% 11.0%

Lao Peoples Dem Republic <5 7 250.0% 4.3%

Myanmar <5 7 600.0% 4.3%

Tonga <5 6 100.0% 3.7%

Bangladesh 0 6 0.0% 3.7%

Pakistan <5 5 66.7% 3.1%

Solomon Islands <5 5 66.7% 3.1%

Fiji <5 5 400.0% 3.1%

Kiribati 0 5 0.0% 3.1%

Ethiopia <5 <5 100.0% 2.5%

Sri Lanka 0 <5 0.0% 2.5%

Nepal <5 <5 -25.0% 1.8%

Jordan <5 <5 0.0% 1.8%

Other countries 33 14 -57.6% 8.6%

Sub-total In Australia 147 163 10.9% 100.0%

2.18 Number of Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17




Indonesia 734 560 -23.7% 21.7%

Papua New Guinea 144 169 17.4% 6.5%

Vietnam 242 168 -30.6% 6.5%

Fiji 157 159 1.3% 6.1%

Philippines 156 126 -19.2% 4.9%

Pakistan 148 115 -22.3% 4.4%

Bangladesh 181 100 -44.8% 3.9%

Sri Lanka 118 100 -15.3% 3.9%

Malaysia 77 87 13.0% 3.4%

Mongolia 27 77 185.2% 3.0%

Kenya 51 60 17.6% 2.3%

Cambodia 93 52 -44.1% 2.0%

Nigeria 43 52 20.9% 2.0%

Thailand 46 51 10.9% 2.0%

Ghana 25 48 92.0% 1.9%

Other countries 940 662 -29.6% 25.6%

Sub-total Outside Australia 3,182 2,586 -18.7% 100.0%

Total 3,329 2,749 -17.4%


2 Granted 2.19 Number of Higher Education Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17





India 5,814 7,503 29.1% 22.7%

Nepal 1,867 2,860 53.2% 8.7%

Vietnam 1,273 1,417 11.3% 4.3%

Pakistan 1,208 1,123 -7.0% 3.4%

Saudi Arabia 799 798 -0.1% 2.4%

Sri Lanka 525 751 43.0% 2.3%

Malaysia 570 666 16.8% 2.0%

Indonesia 532 634 19.2% 1.9%

Korea, South 515 601 16.7% 1.8%

Bangladesh 522 582 11.5% 1.8%

Philippines 463 477 3.0% 1.4%

Taiwan 277 362 30.7% 1.1%

Brazil 297 357 20.2% 1.1%

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 540 341 -36.9% 1.0%

Other countries 3,589 4,047 12.8% 12.3%

Sub-total In Australia 27,742 33,005 19.0% 100.0%

2.20 Number of Higher Education Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17





India

Nepal

Vietnam

Sri Lanka

Pakistan

Indonesia

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)

Malaysia

Singapore

Saudi Arabia

Philippines

Canada

Bangladesh

Korea, South

Other countries

Sub-total Outside Australia

24,331

11,432

5,616

2,082

1,254

1,477

1,213

1,276

1,279

1,003

479

518

587

633

556

5,603

59,339

21,614

17,206

5,859

1,906

1,606

1,393

1,347

1,199

1,165

935

800

783

565

557

557

5,507

62,999

-11.2% 34.3%

50.5% 27.3%

4.3% 9.3%

-8.5% 3.0%

28.1% 2.5%

-5.7% 2.2%

11.0% 2.1%

-6.0% 1.9%

-8.9% 1.8%

-6.8% 1.5%

67.0% 1.3%

51.2% 1.2%

-3.7% 0.9%

-12.0% 0.9%

0.2% 0.9%

-1.7% 8.7%

6.2% 100.0%

Total 87,081 96,004 10.2%


2 Granted 2.21 Number of Independent ELICOS Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17




Brazil 709 669 -5.6% 15.5%

Thailand 406 574 41.4% 13.3%

Colombia 387 411 6.2% 9.5%

Korea, South 316 301 -4.7% 7.0%

Japan 347 299 -13.8% 6.9%

Saudi Arabia 211 222 5.2% 5.2%

Taiwan 298 221 -25.8% 5.1%

Italy 205 198 -3.4% 4.6%

Chile 134 180 34.3% 4.2%

Mongolia 24 168 600.0% 3.9%

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 170 136 -20.0% 3.2%

Spain 103 121 17.5% 2.8%

Vietnam 59 101 71.2% 2.3%

France 88 85 -3.4% 2.0%

Turkey 64 66 3.1% 1.5%

Other countries 519 554 6.7% 12.9%


2.22 Number of Independent ELICOS Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17




Colombia 2,509 3,486 38.9% 22.2%

Brazil 4,120 3,233 -21.5% 20.6%

Spain 1,170 1,415 20.9% 9.0%

Japan 1,394 1,308 -6.2% 8.3%

Thailand 1,209 1,177 -2.6% 7.5%

Mongolia 590 897 52.0% 5.7%

Chile 501 659 31.5% 4.2%

Korea, South 439 370 -15.7% 2.4%

Saudi Arabia 351 347 -1.1% 2.2%

Switzerland 318 336 5.7% 2.1%

France 331 317 -4.2% 2.0%

Italy 272 278 2.2% 1.8%

Turkey 287 249 -13.2% 1.6%

Mexico 200 202 1.0% 1.3%

Taiwan 209 147 -29.7% 0.9%

Other countries 1,356 1,248 -8.0% 8.0%

Sub-total Outside Australia 15,256 15,669 2.7% 100.0%

Total 19,296 19,975 3.5%


2 Granted 2.23 Number of Non-Award Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17




United States of America 29 30 3.4% 14.4%

France <5 29 866.7% 13.9%

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 11 14 27.3% 6.7%

Germany, Fed Republic of 20 11 -45.0% 5.3%

Saudi Arabia 6 11 83.3% 5.3%

Norway 12 9 -25.0% 4.3%

Brazil <5 9 125.0% 4.3%

Canada 6 7 16.7% 3.4%

Netherlands, Kingdom of The <5 7 133.3% 3.4%

Sweden 5 6 20.0% 2.9%

United Kingdom <5 6 50.0% 2.9%

Italy 7 5 -28.6% 2.4%

Singapore 6 5 -16.7% 2.4%

Spain 6 5 -16.7% 2.4%

Korea, South <5 5 25.0% 2.4%



2.24 Number of Non-Award Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17






Japan 533 565 6.0% 7.0%

Canada 550 438 -20.4% 5.4%

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 467 428 -8.4% 5.3%

Norway 357 402 12.6% 5.0%

United Kingdom 339 253 -25.4% 3.1%

France 299 244 -18.4% 3.0%

Malaysia 295 203 -31.2% 2.5%

Mexico 162 187 15.4% 2.3%

Sweden 245 182 -25.7% 2.3%

Netherlands, Kingdom of The 207 178 -14.0% 2.2%

Denmark 206 158 -23.3% 2.0%

Italy 105 109 3.8% 1.4%

Spain 123 92 -25.2% 1.1%

Other countries 1,139 992 -12.9% 12.3%


Total 8,634 8,250 -4.4%


2 Granted 2.25 Number of Postgraduate Research Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17





Saudi Arabia 249 231 -7.2% 13.2%

India 89 125 40.4% 7.1%

Bangladesh 86 118 37.2% 6.7%

Vietnam 83 107 28.9% 6.1%

Iran 67 86 28.4% 4.9%

Indonesia 89 75 -15.7% 4.3%

Sri Lanka 38 59 55.3% 3.4%

Pakistan 38 58 52.6% 3.3%

Iraq 24 50 108.3% 2.8%

Nepal 13 41 215.4% 2.3%

Malaysia 46 31 -32.6% 1.8%

United States of America 42 27 -35.7% 1.5%

United Kingdom 30 22 -26.7% 1.3%

France 11 21 90.9% 1.2%

Other countries 392 320 -18.4% 18.2%


2.26 Number of Postgraduate Research Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17





Saudi Arabia 237 308 30.0% 8.9%

India 232 294 26.7% 8.5%

Iran 191 242 26.7% 7.0%

Bangladesh 279 241 -13.6% 7.0%

Pakistan 167 219 31.1% 6.3%

Indonesia 127 166 30.7% 4.8%

Sri Lanka 87 147 69.0% 4.2%

Vietnam 211 131 -37.9% 3.8%

Nepal 73 76 4.1% 2.2%

Brazil 26 64 146.2% 1.8%

United States of America 64 61 -4.7% 1.8%


United Kingdom 36 42 16.7% 1.2%

Egypt 36 37 2.8% 1.1%



Total 4,782 5,219 9.1%


2 Granted 2.27 Number of Schools Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17





Korea, South 74 65 -12.2% 11.5%

Vietnam 34 54 58.8% 9.5%

Japan 20 27 35.0% 4.8%

India 5 27 440.0% 4.8%

Germany, Fed Republic of 18 23 27.8% 4.1%

Italy 11 21 90.9% 3.7%

France 21 19 -9.5% 3.4%

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 14 18 28.6% 3.2%

Taiwan 16 15 -6.3% 2.6%

Brazil 15 14 -6.7% 2.5%

Indonesia 8 11 37.5% 1.9%

Malaysia 18 10 -44.4% 1.8%

Papua New Guinea 20 8 -60.0% 1.4%

Philippines <5 8 166.7% 1.4%



2.28 Number of Schools Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17





Vietnam 724 804 11.0% 20.0%

Japan 326 302 -7.4% 7.5%


Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 204 185 -9.3% 4.6%

Korea, South 177 158 -10.7% 3.9%

Cambodia 102 112 9.8% 2.8%

Italy 105 110 4.8% 2.7%

Brazil 113 94 -16.8% 2.3%

France 88 73 -17.0% 1.8%

Thailand 45 49 8.9% 1.2%

Switzerland 37 47 27.0% 1.2%

Taiwan 69 46 -33.3% 1.1%

Austria 63 45 -28.6% 1.1%




Total 5,485 4,588 -16.4%


2 Granted 2.29 Number of Vocational Education and Training Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was In Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17




Brazil 4,200 4,067 -3.2% 12.4%

India 1,024 3,182 210.7% 9.7%


Colombia 1,776 2,465 38.8% 7.5%

Korea, South 2,521 2,430 -3.6% 7.4%

Malaysia 2,162 2,057 -4.9% 6.3%

Thailand 1,618 1,655 2.3% 5.1%

Taiwan 1,502 1,484 -1.2% 4.5%

Nepal 349 1,425 308.3% 4.4%

Indonesia 870 1,076 23.7% 3.3%

Philippines 641 1,048 63.5% 3.2%

Italy 973 960 -1.3% 2.9%

United Kingdom 709 891 25.7% 2.7%

Japan 743 715 -3.8% 2.2%

Vietnam 289 460 59.2% 1.4%

Other countries 5,854 6,272 7.1% 19.2%


2.30 Number of Vocational Education and Training Sector visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was Outside Australia by citizenship country - comparison with same period in previous year

2017-18 to 31/12/17




Nepal 1,859 4,221 127.1% 26.5%

Philippines 489 2,071 323.5% 13.0%


India 569 1,175 106.5% 7.4%

Spain 674 621 -7.9% 3.9%

Brazil 663 512 -22.8% 3.2%


Korea, South 749 440 -41.3% 2.8%

Indonesia 422 373 -11.6% 2.3%

Italy 322 291 -9.6% 1.8%

Mexico 182 267 46.7% 1.7%

United Kingdom 267 236 -11.6% 1.5%

Colombia 182 187 2.7% 1.2%

Japan 268 185 -31.0% 1.2%

Malaysia 313 177 -43.5% 1.1%

Other countries 3,367 2,842 -15.6% 17.8%


Total 39,734 48,662 22.5%


3 Grant rates For this section, grant rates have been shown.

A grant rate is defined as:

Number of grants x 100

Number of decisions

where the number of decisions equals the number of grants plus the number of refusals.


3 Grant rates 3.01 Grant rate of student visa applications decided in the three month period between 1 October 2018 and 31 December 2018 by client location and sector - comparison with previous four periods

01/10/18 to 31/12/18

01/07/18 to 30/09/18

01/04/18 to 30/06/18

01/01/18 to 31/03/18

01/10/17 to 31/12/17

Sector

In Australia

Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector 96.8% 97.2% 90.0% 98.2% 100.0%

Higher Education Sector 94.3% 96.9% 95.5% 98.2% 97.5%

Independent ELICOS Sector 90.5% 92.6% 93.5% 92.9% 94.5%

Non-Award Sector 95.4% 96.5% 93.5% 98.4% 96.4%

Postgraduate Research Sector 98.2% 98.8% 97.2% 97.1% 96.9%

Schools Sector 96.0% 96.2% 94.6% 96.1% 96.7%

Vocational Education and Training Sector 89.1% 90.0% 91.4% 91.1% 91.7%

All In Australia 91.6% 93.8% 93.4% 94.8% 94.4%

Outside Australia

Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector 99.5% 99.5% 99.3% 98.7% 99.3%

Higher Education Sector 94.6% 93.4% 94.0% 93.7% 91.3%

Independent ELICOS Sector 86.7% 85.5% 86.0% 86.2% 88.0%

Non-Award Sector 99.8% 99.3% 99.7% 98.4% 99.5%

Postgraduate Research Sector 97.4% 98.3% 94.7% 95.0% 91.7%

Schools Sector 91.0% 88.5% 93.8% 87.3% 91.5%

Vocational Education and Training Sector 74.7% 61.0% 69.3% 66.8% 62.4%

All Outside Australia 91.6% 87.5% 89.9% 87.0% 86.8%

All 91.6% 90.0% 91.2% 90.1% 89.5%

3.02 Grant rate of student visa applications decided in the three month period between 1 October 2018 and 31 December 2018 by sector and client location

Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector

Higher Education Sector

Independent ELICOS Sector

Non-Award Sector

Postgraduate Research Sector

Schools Sector

Vocational Education and Training Sector

0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0

Grant rate (%)

In Australia Outside Australia


3 Grant rates 3.03 Grant rate of student visa applications decided in the three month period between 1 October 2018 and 31 December 2018 by client location and citizenship country - comparison with previous four periods

01/10/18 to 31/12/18

01/07/18 to 30/09/18

01/04/18 to 30/06/18

01/01/18 to 31/03/18

01/10/17 to 31/12/17

Citizenship Country

In Australia

India 84.7% 86.4% 88.9% 90.3% 91.2%

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 93.9% 96.4% 96.1% 97.3% 95.1%

Brazil 97.4% 96.9% 98.4% 97.1% 97.8%

Nepal 88.2% 90.1% 93.5% 94.5% 95.8%

Colombia 98.1% 98.1% 98.8% 98.5% 98.5%

Korea, South 93.3% 93.8% 94.5% 95.3% 94.4%

Malaysia 84.1% 88.1% 89.2% 89.4% 89.7%

Thailand 84.0% 90.6% 90.2% 91.5% 91.5%

Taiwan 93.3% 94.1% 95.7% 92.6% 94.9%

Vietnam 89.0% 93.9% 91.3% 95.8% 94.3%

Indonesia 90.3% 91.7% 93.3% 94.2% 92.0%

Philippines 87.9% 92.8% 93.3% 92.6% 95.5%

Pakistan 85.4% 81.7% 84.3% 88.2% 89.8%

Italy 96.6% 97.6% 96.4% 97.7% 96.7%

United Kingdom 96.8% 98.3% 95.2% 98.3% 95.7%

Other countries 94.1% 95.2% 93.8% 95.8% 95.8%

All In Australia 91.6% 93.8% 93.4% 94.8% 94.4%

Outside Australia

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 97.4% 97.1% 96.5% 92.8% 92.5%

India 81.7% 75.5% 82.5% 80.9% 71.5%

Nepal 84.5% 83.4% 84.2% 78.4% 77.7%

United States of America 99.7% 98.2% 98.9% 98.2% 99.6%

Colombia 90.0% 90.7% 91.3% 91.3% 88.3%

Brazil 90.8% 87.0% 86.8% 84.9% 96.5%

Vietnam 88.2% 86.7% 88.7% 86.4% 89.7%

Philippines 87.1% 85.4% 92.8% 96.0% 89.0%

Indonesia 91.0% 92.6% 94.8% 90.9% 94.0%

Japan 99.7% 95.5% 97.4% 99.3% 99.8%

Malaysia 97.7% 97.0% 94.6% 96.0% 98.0%

Spain 99.7% 92.6% 96.4% 98.9% 99.6%

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 99.3% 98.4% 92.3% 97.4% 98.1%

Sri Lanka 81.5% 96.2% 88.9% 89.2% 86.0%

Canada 99.8% 98.7% 99.5% 98.3% 99.9%

Other countries 89.4% 86.5% 88.6% 84.2% 89.4%

All Outside Australia 91.6% 87.5% 89.9% 87.0% 86.8%

All 91.6% 90.0% 91.2% 90.1% 89.5%


3 Grant rates 3.04 Grant rate of student visa applications decided in the three month period between 1 October 2018 and 31 December 2018 by citizenship country and client location - top 15 citizenship countries

India


Nepal

Brazil

Colombia


Vietnam

Philippines

Korea, South

Malaysia

Thailand

Indonesia

Pakistan

Japan

Sri Lanka

0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0

Grant rate (%)



4 Processing times This section contains information on 25, 50 and 75 percentile processing times for primary applications.

In general terms:

25 percentile means that 25 per cent of applications granted during the period were processed within the number of days shown in the tables. Conversely, 75 per cent took longer than the number of days shown. This measure gives an indication of how long it is taking to process the more straight-forward student applications.

50 percentile more commonly known as the median, it means that 50 per cent of applications granted during the period were processed within the number of days shown in the tables. Conversely, 50 per cent took longer than the number of days shown. This measure gives an indication of how long it is taking to process the typical student applications.

75 percentile means that 75 per cent of applications granted during the period were processed within the number of days shown in the tables. Conversely, 25 per cent took longer than the number of days shown. This measure gives an indication of how long it is taking to process the more complex student applications.


4 Processing times 4.01 Processing time (in calendar days) for student PRIMARY visa applications granted in the three month period between 1 October 2018 and 31 December 2018 by client location and sector - comparison with previous four periods

01/07/18 to 30/09/18

(days)

01/04/18 to 30/06/18

(days)

01/01/18 to 31/03/18

(days)

01/10/17 to 31/12/17

(days)

01/10/18 to 31/12/18

(days)

Sector

In Australia


25th percentile

50th percentile (Median)

58

79

39

56

37

54

28

41

46

49

75th percentile 92 74 77 62 66

Higher Education Sector 25th percentile 41 9 29 8 25

50th percentile (Median) 53 19 40 22 43



25th percentile


17

42

19

45

10

33

7

22

8

45


Non-Award Sector 25th percentile 8 12 3 2 2




25th percentile


41

55

19

46

28

40

22

31

42

47


Schools Sector 25th percentile 55 42 41 26 49




25th percentile


17

41

13

30

15

35

11

27

12

44


All In Australia 25th percentile 23 11 22 9 18




4 Processing times 4.01 Processing time (in calendar days) for student PRIMARY visa applications granted in the three month period between 1 October 2018 and 31 December 2018 by client location and sector - comparison with previous four periods - continued

01/07/18 to 30/09/18

(days)

01/04/18 to 30/06/18

(days)

01/01/18 to 31/03/18

(days)

01/10/17 to 31/12/17

(days)

01/10/18 to 31/12/18

(days)

Sector

Outside Australia


25th percentile


4

11

4

11

2

7

2

6

4

7


Higher Education Sector 25th percentile 6 5 3 4 5




25th percentile


4

14

7

14

6

14

6

14

4

11


Non-Award Sector 25th percentile 0 0 0 2 0




25th percentile


7

16

8

20

9

18

7

17

7

15


Schools Sector 25th percentile 10 11 8 10 9




25th percentile


3

12

5

12

3

9

4

9

1

6


All Outside Australia 25th percentile 3 5 3 4 3



All 25th percentile 6 6 5 5 4




4 Processing times 4.02 25, 50 and 75 percentile processing time (in calendar days) for student PRIMARY visa applications granted in the three month period between 1 October 2018 and 31 December 2018 by sector and client location




Non-Award Sector


Schools Sector


25 Percentile processing time (days)


0 10 20 30 40 50




Non-Award Sector


Schools Sector


0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

50 percentile (median) processing time (days)





Non-Award Sector


Schools Sector


0 20 40 60 80 100

75 Percentile processing time (days)



4 Processing times 4.03 Processing time (in calendar days) for student PRIMARY visa applications granted in the three month period between 1 October 2018 and 31 December 2018 by client location and citizenship country - comparison with previous four periods

Citizenship country 01/10/17 to 01/01/18 to 01/04/18 to 01/07/18 to 01/10/18 to 31/12/17 31/03/18 30/06/18 30/09/18 31/12/18

(days) (days) (days) (days) (days)

In Australia

China, Peoples Republic 25th percentile 21 7 19 6 13of (excl SARs)



India 25th percentile 53 27 37 23 42



Brazil 25th percentile 19 19 15 12 15



Korea, South 25th percentile 14 11 11 9 10



Colombia 25th percentile 15 12 9 6 7



Nepal 25th percentile 50 27 34 17 31



Malaysia 25th percentile 23 14 17 11 21



Thailand 25th percentile 48 28 32 21 46



Taiwan 25th percentile 18 13 12 9 13



Vietnam 25th percentile 49 14 35 20 29



Other countries 25th percentile 18 11 17 7 7



All In Australia 25th percentile 23 11 22 9 18




4 Processing times 4.03 Processing time (in calendar days) for student PRIMARY visa applications granted in the three month period between 1 October 2018 and 31 December 2018 by client location and citizenship country - comparison with previous four periods - continued

Citizenship country 01/10/17 to 31/12/17

(days)

01/01/18 to 31/03/18

(days)

01/04/18 to 30/06/18

(days)

01/07/18 to 30/09/18

(days)

01/10/18 to 31/12/18

(days)

Outside Australia


25th percentile


6

10

5

8

4

8

4

8

3

7


India 25th percentile 7 3 1 3 6



Nepal 25th percentile 16 7 5 4 2



Brazil 25th percentile 12 13 6 12 6



United States of America 25th percentile 0 0 0 1 0



Colombia 25th percentile 26 29 20 18 14



Vietnam 25th percentile 8 5 7 7 7



Japan 25th percentile 1 1 1 1 0



Malaysia 25th percentile 3 3 10 7 7



Indonesia 25th percentile 2 4 4 4 4



Other countries 25th percentile 1 5 3 5 2



All Outside Australia 25th percentile 3 5 3 4 3



All 25th percentile 6 6 5 5 4




4 Processing times 4.04 25, 50 and 75 percentile processing time (in calendar days) for student PRIMARY visa applications granted in the three month period between 1 October 2018 and 31 December 2018 by citizenship country and client location - top 10 citizenship countries


India

Nepal

Brazil


Colombia

Vietnam

Korea, South

Malaysia

Philippines

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

25 percentile processing time (days)



India

Nepal

Brazil


Colombia

Vietnam

Korea, South

Malaysia

Philippines

0 10 20 30 40 50

50 percentile (median) processing time (days)



India

Nepal

Brazil


Colombia

Vietnam

Korea, South

Malaysia

Philippines

0 10 20 30 40 50

75 percentile processing time (days)



60

5 On hand


5 On hand 5.01 Number of student PRIMARY visa applications on hand at 31 December 2018 by client location and sector- comparison with previous four periods

On hand at 31/12/18

On hand at 30/09/18

On hand at 30/06/18

On hand at 31/03/18

On hand at 31/12/17

Sector

In Australia

Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector 47 51 27 29 57

Higher Education Sector 5,220 10,953 2,743 8,317 4,069

Independent ELICOS Sector 1,251 841 693 884 1,277

Non-Award Sector 55 43 32 24 34

Postgraduate Research Sector 391 459 311 439 482

Schools Sector 416 451 217 277 429

Vocational Education and Training Sector 7,674 8,579 5,902 8,281 8,770

Sub-total In Australia 15,054 21,377 9,925 18,251 15,118

Outside Australia

Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector 397 203 94 121 205

Higher Education Sector 8,159 3,204 6,569 4,689 7,738

Independent ELICOS Sector 2,541 2,407 2,467 1,833 1,958

Non-Award Sector 836 230 787 181 1,381

Postgraduate Research Sector 1,044 829 910 872 1,225

Schools Sector 1,396 965 1,137 867 1,605

Vocational Education and Training Sector 2,938 1,822 2,604 2,938 3,662

Sub-total Outside Australia 17,311 9,660 14,568 11,501 17,774

Total 32,365 31,037 24,493 29,752 32,892

5.02 Number of student PRIMARY visa applications on hand at 31 December 2018 by client location and visa subclass




Non-Award Sector


Schools Sector


0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000

Number on hand



5 On hand 5.03 Number of student PRIMARY visa applications on hand at 31 December 2018 by client location and citizenship country - comparison with previous four periods

On hand at 31/12/18

On hand at 30/09/18

On hand at 30/06/18

On hand at 31/03/18

On hand at 31/12/17

Citizenship Country

In Australia

India 1,931 4,259 1,545 4,367 2,355

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 2,185 4,016 1,405 2,657 2,058

Brazil 1,204 1,052 766 1,105 1,196

Nepal 657 1,296 442 1,237 920

Thailand 848 753 522 659 748

Korea, South 662 723 512 648 693

Colombia 621 611 377 657 663

Malaysia 820 833 680 666 663

Pakistan 619 901 293 721 533

Philippines 387 514 280 468 489

Indonesia 421 527 308 480 476

Taiwan 441 490 393 424 449

Vietnam 549 955 327 586 412

United Kingdom 176 183 107 161 223

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 239 250 123 164 221

Other countries 3,294 4,014 1,845 3,251 3,019

Sub-total In Australia 15,054 21,377 9,925 18,251 15,118

Outside Australia

India 2,380 711 2,196 2,560 3,258

China, Peoples Republic of (excl SARs) 2,992 2,223 2,949 2,297 2,953

Nepal 1,426 475 1,231 1,053 1,408

Malaysia 366 136 283 87 578

Taiwan 581 580 575 512 548

Colombia 925 585 640 512 515

Vietnam 371 177 372 329 500

United States of America 305 124 359 125 472

Brazil 710 751 391 293 465

Korea, South 410 291 367 275 461

Pakistan 405 261 477 300 446

Sri Lanka 593 213 432 237 444

Indonesia 286 142 271 175 346

Singapore 309 85 149 64 345

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC) 273 147 192 136 337

Other countries 4,979 2,759 3,684 2,546 4,698

Sub-total Outside Australia 17,311 9,660 14,568 11,501 17,774

Total 32,365 31,037 24,493 29,752 32,892


5 On hand 5.04 Number of student PRIMARY visa applications on hand at 31 December 2018 by citizenship country and client location - top 15 citizenship countries

India


Nepal

Brazil

Malaysia

Colombia

Korea, South

Taiwan

Pakistan

Thailand

Vietnam

Indonesia

Philippines

Sri Lanka

Hong Kong (SAR of the PRC)

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

Number on hand



6 Visa holders in Australia


6 Visa holders in Australia 6.01 Number of student visa holders at the end of each month in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month - comparison with previous three financial years

600000

500000

400000

300000

200000

100000

0

JUL AUG SEP OCT

2015-16

NOV DEC

2016-17

JAN FEB MAR

2017-18

APR MAY

2018-19

JUN

JunMayAprMarFebJanDecNovOctSepAugJulFin'l Year

2015-16 431,826 428,641 425,741 441,638 396,647 328,129 349,711 456,121 444,194 457,077 459,677 401,423

2016-17 480,201 470,488 470,811 486,780 431,895 355,755 371,620 509,066 502,712 510,215 511,792 443,798

2017-18 532,166 522,587 513,104 531,617 466,697 383,913 418,724 540,573 535,811 558,186 561,278 486,934

2018-19 588,830 583,536 575,337 594,422 521,458 433,624


6 Visa holders in Australia 6.02 Number of student PRIMARY visa holders in Australia at the end of each month in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 -comparison with previous three financial years

600000

500000

400000

300000

200000

100000

0 JUL AUG SEP OCT

2015-16

NOV DEC

2016-17

JAN FEB MAR

2017-18

APR MAY

2018-19

JUN

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May JunFin'l Year

2015-16 377,794 375,736 372,884 388,239 344,110 278,970 298,967 400,560 392,198 404,206 405,747 347,889

2016-17 424,220 416,778 417,017 432,405 378,328 306,079 321,267 453,676 451,474 454,388 454,962 387,419

2017-18 473,326 466,060 457,171 475,011 410,269 330,903 363,126 480,341 479,545 499,647 500,679 425,141

2018-19 523,973 519,860 511,551 529,378 456,252 372,052

6.03 Number of student SECONDARY visa holders in Australia at the end of each month in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 -comparison with previous three financial years

70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000


2015-16 2016-17 2018-192017-18

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May JunYear

2015-16 54,032 52,905 52,857 53,399 52,537 49,159 50,744 55,561 51,996 52,871 53,930 53,534

2016-17 55,981 53,710 53,794 54,375 53,567 49,676 50,353 55,390 51,238 55,827 56,830 56,379

2017-18 58,840 56,527 55,933 56,606 56,428 53,010 55,598 60,232 56,266 58,539 60,599 61,793

2018-19 64,857 63,676 63,786 65,044 65,206 61,572

Fin'l


0

6 Visa holders in Australia 6.04 Number of student visa holders in Australia as at 31 December 2018 by sector / visa subclass - comparison with the same date in the previous year

560 Student




Non-Award Sector

Postgraduate ResearchSector

Schools Sector


as at 31/12/17 as at 31/12/18

0 40000 80000 120000 160000 200000 240000 280000

31/12/18 as % of Total

% Change from 31/12/17

31/12/17 31/12/18Sector / Visa Subclass

560 Student 11 11 0.0% 0.0%

Foreign Affairs or Defence Sector 3,163 2,987 -5.6% 0.7%

Higher Education Sector 223,319 248,507 11.3% 57.3%

Independent ELICOS Sector 23,844 23,194 -2.7% 5.3%

Non-Award Sector 3,422 3,315 -3.1% 0.8%

Postgraduate Research Sector 19,924 21,500 7.9% 5.0%

Schools Sector 6,431 6,572 2.2% 1.5%

Vocational Education and Training Sector 103,799 127,538 22.9% 29.4%

Total 383,913 433,624 12.9% 100.0%

Note: Subclass 560 - was omitted from the Migration Regulations 1994 with effect from 1 July 2001.

Subclass 561 (Student - Category B) - since 1 September 1994, has not been specified under the Migration Regulations 1994.


6 Visa holders in Australia 6.05 Number of student visa holders in Australia as at 31 December 2018 by citizenship country - comparison with the same date in the previous year


India

Nepal

Brazil

Vietnam

Korea, South

Malaysia

Thailand

Colombia

Indonesia

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Philippines

Taiwan

Bangladesh

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000

as at 31/12/17 as at 31/12/18

% Change from 31/12/17

31/12/17 31/12/18Citizenship Country 31/12/18 as %

of Total


India 56,988 76,624 34.5% 17.7%

Nepal 32,203 49,737 54.4% 11.5%

Brazil 17,265 18,506 7.2% 4.3%

Vietnam 17,500 16,445 -6.0% 3.8%

Korea, South 15,894 14,846 -6.6% 3.4%

Malaysia 13,955 14,085 0.9% 3.2%

Thailand 14,007 12,643 -9.7% 2.9%

Colombia 10,435 12,519 20.0% 2.9%

Indonesia 10,306 10,888 5.6% 2.5%

Pakistan 9,539 10,418 9.2% 2.4%

Sri Lanka 7,852 10,193 29.8% 2.4%

Philippines 6,933 8,940 28.9% 2.1%

Taiwan 8,338 8,318 -0.2% 1.9%

Bangladesh 5,139 5,899 14.8% 1.4%

Other Countries 80,281 81,971 2.1% 18.9%

Total 383,913 433,624 12.9% 100.0%


6 Visa holders in Australia 6.06 Number of student visa holders in Australia as at 31 December 2018 by sector / visa subclass and applicant type

560 Student




Non-Award Sector


Schools Sector

Vocational Education and TrainingSector

Primary Secondary

0 40000 80000 120000 160000 200000 240000 280000

As at 31/12/17 As at 31/12/18 %

PrimarySector / Visa Subclass %

PrimaryTotalSecondaryPrimary TotalSecondaryPrimary

560 Student 8 <5 11 72.7% 8 <5 11 72.7%

Foreign Affairs or Defence 1,432 1,731 3,163 45.3% 1,390 1,597 2,987 46.5%Sector

Higher Education Sector 195,642 27,677 223,319 87.6% 215,533 32,974 248,507 86.7%

Independent ELICOS Sector 21,807 2,037 23,844 91.5% 21,118 2,076 23,194 91.0%

Non-Award Sector 3,378 44 3,422 98.7% 3,275 40 3,315 98.8%

Postgraduate Research Sector 12,730 7,194 19,924 63.9% 13,833 7,667 21,500 64.3%

Schools Sector 6,429 <5 6,431 100.0% 6,571 <5 6,572 100.0%


89,477 14,322 103,799 110,324 127,53817,214 86.5%86.2%

Total 330,903 53,010 383,913 86.2% 372,052 61,572 433,624 85.8%

Note: Subclass 560 - was omitted from the Migration Regulations 1994 with effect from 1 July 2001.

Subclass 561 (Student - Category B) - since 1 September 1994, has not been specified under the Migration Regulations 1994.


7 Destinations


7 Destinations 7.01 Number of visas granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by visa category where the last visa held was a student visa - comparison with same period in previous year

Student

Visitor

Temporary Resident (Other)

Skilled

Family

Temporary Resident (Skilled)

Working Holiday Maker

Onshore Protection

Crew and Transit

Travel Authority

Other Temporary

Child

Special Eligibility

Resident Return/ADV

Special Category

Other visa categories

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000

2017-18 to 31/12/17 2018-19 to 31/12/18

2017-18 to 31/12/17


Visa Category 2018-19 to 31/12/18


Student 34,068 24,679 -27.6% 28.4%

Visitor 22,388 24,278 8.4% 27.9%

Temporary Resident (Other) 19,976 22,450 12.4% 25.8%

Family 3,184 5,206 63.5% 6.0%

Temporary Resident (Skilled) 3,040 3,809 25.3% 4.4%

Skilled 4,724 3,749 -20.6% 4.3%

Working Holiday Maker 1,791 1,865 4.1% 2.1%

Onshore Protection 397 294 -25.9% 0.3%

Crew and Transit 258 252 -2.3% 0.3%

Travel Authority 196 172 -12.2% 0.2%

Other Temporary 54 85 57.4% 0.1%

Child 30 56 86.7% 0.1%

Resident Return/ADV 7 14 100.0% 0.0%

Special Category <5 7 133.3% 0.0%

Special Eligibility 21 6 -71.4% 0.0%

Other visa categories <5 0 -100.0% 0.0%

Total 90,138 86,922 -3.6% 100.0%


7 Destinations 7.02 Number of visas granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by visa subclass where the last visa held was a student visa - comparison with same period in previous year

500 Student

485 Temporary Graduate

600 Visitor

601 Electronic Travel Authority

820 Partner

651 eVisitor

457 Temporary Work (Skilled)

482 Temporary Skill Shortage

190 Skilled - Nominated

417 Working Holiday

187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme

462 Work and Holiday

189 Skilled - Independent

489 Skilled - Regional (Provisional)

309 Partner (Provisional)

Other visa subclasses

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000

2017-18 to 31/12/17 2018-19 to 31/12/18

2017-18 to 31/12/17


Visa Subclass 2018-19 to 31/12/18


500 Student 34,016 24,665 -27.5% 28.4%

485 Temporary Graduate 19,493 21,932 12.5% 25.2%

600 Visitor 11,153 12,587 12.9% 14.5%

601 Electronic Travel Authority 8,803 9,007 2.3% 10.4%

820 Partner 2,767 4,765 72.2% 5.5%

651 eVisitor 2,432 2,684 10.4% 3.1%

457 Temporary Work (Skilled) 3,040 2,419 -20.4% 2.8%

482 Temporary Skill Shortage 1,390 1.6%

190 Skilled - Nominated 1,196 1,136 -5.0% 1.3%

417 Working Holiday 1,097 1,105 0.7% 1.3%

187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme 449 920 104.9% 1.1%

462 Work and Holiday 694 760 9.5% 0.9%

189 Skilled - Independent 2,226 753 -66.2% 0.9%

489 Skilled - Regional (Provisional) 367 442 20.4% 0.5%

309 Partner (Provisional) 306 332 8.5% 0.4%

Other visa subclasses 2,099 2,025 -3.5% 2.3%

Total 90,138 86,922 -3.6% 100.0%


7 Destinations 7.03 Number of student visas granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was in Australia and the last visa held was a student visa in a different sector - comparison with same period in previous year

ELICOS to VET

VET to Higher Education

Higher Education to VET

ELICOS to Higher Education

Higher Education to Postgrad Research

VET to ELICOS

Schools to Higher Education

Higher Education to ELICOS

Non-Award to Higher Education

Schools to VET

Non-Award to VET

Postgrad Research to Higher Education

VET to Postgrad Research

ELICOS to Postgrad Research

Postgrad Research to VET

Other destinations

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000

2017-18 to 31/12/17 2018-19 to 31/12/18

2017-18 to 31/12/17


Sector From / Sector To 2018-19 to 31/12/18


ELICOS to VET 6,693 6,521 -2.6% 51.3%

VET to Higher Education 1,763 2,378 34.9% 18.7%

Higher Education to VET 1,657 2,030 22.5% 16.0%

ELICOS to Higher Education 529 509 -3.8% 4.0%

Higher Education to Postgrad Research 202 297 47.0% 2.3%

VET to ELICOS 202 225 11.4% 1.8%

Schools to Higher Education 139 146 5.0% 1.1%

Higher Education to ELICOS 83 112 34.9% 0.9%

Non-Award to Higher Education 77 112 45.5% 0.9%

Schools to VET 83 70 -15.7% 0.6%

Non-Award to VET 40 59 47.5% 0.5%

Postgrad Research to Higher Education 52 49 -5.8% 0.4%

VET to Postgrad Research 21 32 52.4% 0.3%

ELICOS to Postgrad Research 21 30 42.9% 0.2%

Postgrad Research to VET 28 27 -3.6% 0.2%

Other destinations 119 109 -8.4% 0.9%

Total 11,709 12,706 8.5% 100.0%


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7 Destinations 7.04 Number of student visa granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 where the client was in Australia by last visa category held

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30000

25000


Temporary Resident (Skilled)20000 Temporary Resident (Other)

Other visa categories

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Student

10000

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ELICOS Schools VET Higher Ed Post Grad Non Award Foreign Affairs & Defence

Last Visa Category Held ELICOS Schools VET Higher Ed

Post Grad.

Non Award

Foreign Affairs & Defence

Total

Student 2,280 230 19,331 27,674 1,330 110 145 51,100

Visitor 1,385 298 6,720 1,995 115 87 8 10,608

Working Holiday Maker 596 <5 3,972 557 34 9 0 5,169

Temporary Resident (Other) 25 11 2,343 2,370 204 <5 <5 4,957

Temporary Resident (Skilled) 13 20 258 194 14 0 0 499

Other visa categories 7 7 90 215 59 <5 7 386

Total 4,306 567 32,714 33,005 1,756 208 163 72,719


8 Subclass 485 visa


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8 Subclass 485 visa - Lodged 8.02 Number of subclass 485 visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by visa stream and month -comparison with previous four financial years

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Graduate Work

2014-15 830 2,834 1,245 475 547 814 1,062 1,612 2,979 726 896 672 14,692

2015-16 853 2,364 1,200 452 567 831 873 1,499 2,538 541 626 511 12,855

2016-17 638 1,727 863 371 479 668 673 1,077 2,172 433 579 514 10,194

2017-18 549 1,532 691 408 535 558 723 902 1,882 444 688 622 9,534

2018-19 736 1,554 779 565 748 630 5,012

Post-Study Work

2014-15 465 1,608 442 129 244 634 970 1,485 2,189 519 430 297 9,412

2015-16 1,594 4,070 1,156 315 681 2,039 1,983 3,156 4,345 797 678 520 21,334

2016-17 2,577 6,623 2,133 483 1,201 2,892 2,929 4,501 6,408 1,200 1,201 815 32,963

2017-18 2,996 9,389 3,363 956 1,553 3,864 5,080 5,573 8,427 1,600 1,383 1,145 45,329

2018-19 4,269 11,165 4,378 1,444 2,071 4,424 27,751

All

2014-15 1,295 4,442 1,687 604 791 1,448 2,032 3,097 5,168 1,245 1,326 969 24,104

2015-16 2,447 6,434 2,356 767 1,248 2,870 2,856 4,655 6,883 1,338 1,304 1,031 34,189

2016-17 3,215 8,350 2,996 854 1,680 3,560 3,602 5,578 8,580 1,633 1,780 1,329 43,157

2017-18 3,545 10,921 4,054 1,364 2,088 4,422 5,803 6,475 10,309 2,044 2,071 1,767 54,863

2018-19 5,005 12,719 5,157 2,009 2,819 5,054 32,763


8 Subclass 485 visa - Lodged 8.03 Number of subclass 485 visa applications lodged in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country -comparison with same period in previous year

India


Nepal

Pakistan

Vietnam

Sri Lanka

Philippines

Korea, South

Malaysia

Indonesia

Bangladesh

Brazil

Colombia

Taiwan

Nigeria

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

2017-18 to 31/12/17 2018-19 to 31/12/18

2017-18 to 31/12/17




India 7,704 10,552 37.0% 32.2%


Nepal 2,655 3,542 33.4% 10.8%

Pakistan 1,576 1,557 -1.2% 4.8%

Vietnam 982 1,173 19.5% 3.6%

Sri Lanka 708 868 22.6% 2.6%

Philippines 712 824 15.7% 2.5%

Korea, South 485 759 56.5% 2.3%

Malaysia 564 730 29.4% 2.2%

Indonesia 529 610 15.3% 1.9%

Bangladesh 511 572 11.9% 1.7%

Brazil 200 404 102.0% 1.2%

Colombia 230 330 43.5% 1.0%

Taiwan 237 291 22.8% 0.9%

Nigeria 225 277 23.1% 0.8%

Other countries 3,271 4,092 25.1% 12.5%

Total 26,394 32,763 24.1% 100.0%


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8 Subclass 485 visa - Granted 8.05 Number of subclass 485 visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by visa stream and month -comparison with previous four financial years

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Graduate Work

2014-15 1,013 656 966 1,098 1,067 1,036 845 1,067 1,866 1,329 1,649 1,474 14,066

2015-16 926 761 968 940 892 628 437 751 1,228 1,375 2,194 1,325 12,425

2016-17 627 749 484 671 760 853 540 483 839 959 1,572 882 9,419

2017-18 507 466 538 747 771 448 512 641 664 711 1,150 987 8,142

2018-19 695 578 576 638 898 381 3,766

Post-Study Work

2014-15 125 328 523 777 551 339 472 912 1,627 1,039 1,163 730 8,586

2015-16 429 975 1,251 1,537 1,275 793 825 1,511 2,637 3,746 3,610 1,400 19,989

2016-17 858 1,952 2,857 3,168 2,266 1,169 1,119 1,752 4,625 5,695 4,807 1,692 31,960

2017-18 787 2,558 4,292 4,704 3,590 1,959 3,271 4,184 4,908 5,478 5,063 2,713 43,507

2018-19 1,700 2,893 4,136 5,005 4,432 2,501 20,667

Skilled Graduate

2014-15 50 31 29 29 20 17 12 11 19 6 12 7 243

2015-16 5 n/a <5 <5 n/a n/a <5 <5 <5 n/a <5 8 22

2016-17 n/a <5 <5 <5 <5 n/a <5 n/a n/a <5 n/a n/a 8

2017-18 0 0 <5 <5 <5 0 0 <5 0 0 0 0 7

2018-19 0 0

All

2014-15 1,188 1,015 1,518 1,904 1,638 1,392 1,329 1,990 3,512 2,374 2,824 2,211 22,895

2015-16 1,360 1,736 2,221 2,479 2,167 1,421 1,263 2,263 3,867 5,121 5,805 2,733 32,436

2016-17 1,485 2,702 3,344 3,840 3,027 2,022 1,660 2,235 5,464 6,655 6,379 2,574 41,387

2017-18 1,294 3,024 4,831 5,453 4,364 2,407 3,783 4,826 5,572 6,189 6,213 3,700 51,656

2018-19 2,395 3,471 4,712 5,643 5,330 2,882 24,433


8 Subclass 485 visa - Granted 8.06 Number of subclass 485 visa applications granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by citizenship country -comparison with same period in previous year

India


Nepal

Pakistan

Vietnam

Sri Lanka

Philippines

Korea, South

Indonesia

Malaysia

Bangladesh

Brazil

Colombia

Taiwan

Nigeria

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000

2017-18 to 31/12/17 2018-19 to 31/12/18

2017-18 to 31/12/17




India 6,124 7,804 27.4% 31.9%


Nepal 2,191 2,705 23.5% 11.1%

Pakistan 1,265 1,180 -6.7% 4.8%

Vietnam 864 878 1.6% 3.6%

Sri Lanka 534 660 23.6% 2.7%

Philippines 590 619 4.9% 2.5%

Korea, South 402 604 50.2% 2.5%

Indonesia 461 509 10.4% 2.1%

Malaysia 428 506 18.2% 2.1%

Bangladesh 410 423 3.2% 1.7%

Brazil 127 272 114.2% 1.1%

Colombia 174 232 33.3% 0.9%

Taiwan 193 209 8.3% 0.9%

Nigeria 174 196 12.6% 0.8%

Other countries 2,521 2,743 8.8% 11.2%

Total 21,373 24,433 14.3% 100.0%


Visa Stream On hand at On hand at On hand at On hand at 31/12/17 31/03/18 30/06/18 30/09/18

On hand at 31/12/18

Graduate Work 1,143 2,342 1,205 1,991 1,816

Post-Study Work 3,453 8,621 919 9,507 6,029

Skilled Graduate 0 0 0 0 0

Total 4,596 10,963 2,124 11,498 7,845

8.08 Number of subclass 485 PRIMARY visa applications on hand at 31 December 2018 by visa stream

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8 Subclass 485 visa - On hand 8.07 Number of subclass 485 PRIMARY visa applications on hand at 31 December 2018 by visa stream - comparison with previous four periods


8 Subclass 485 visa - Visa holders in Australia 8.09 Number of subclass 485 visa holders at the end of each month in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by month -comparison with previous three financial years

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2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

JunMayAprMarFebJanDecNovOctSepAugJulFin'l Year

2015-16 24,843 25,234 25,516 25,996 26,057 23,870 24,378 26,143 29,057 32,565 36,493 37,717

2016-17 36,774 37,789 38,638 40,036 40,641 37,238 36,683 40,126 43,934 48,282 52,635 53,582

2017-18 53,801 54,978 55,448 58,287 58,860 54,254 58,427 60,615 65,246 68,428 70,858 71,157

2018-19 71,485 72,680 74,306 75,449 76,491 70,049


8 Subclass 485 visa - Visa holders in Australia 8.10 Number of subclass 485 PRIMARY visa holders in Australia at the end of each month in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 - comparison with previous three financial years

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2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May JunFin'l Year

2015-16

2016-17

19,610

28,851

19,968

29,546

20,213

30,249

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31,435

20,777

31,802

18,770

28,625

19,264

28,087

20,680

31,001

23,034

34,105

26,002

37,675

29,062

41,017

29,794

41,498

2017-18 41,497 42,436 42,932 45,217 45,474 41,110 44,718 46,297 50,133 52,876 54,723 54,603

2018-19 54,603 55,404 56,785 57,735 58,402 52,582

8.11 Number of subclass 485 SECONDARY visa holders in Australia at the end of each month in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 - comparison with previous three financial years

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2015-16 2016-17 2018-192017-18

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May JunYear

2015-16 5,233 5,266 5,303 5,289 5,280 5,100 5,114 5,463 6,023 6,563 7,431 7,923

2016-17 7,923 8,243 8,389 8,601 8,839 8,613 8,596 9,125 9,829 10,607 11,618 12,084

2017-18 12,304 12,542 12,516 13,070 13,386 13,144 13,709 14,318 15,113 15,552 16,135 16,554

2018-19 16,882 17,276 17,521 17,714 18,089 17,467

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8 Subclass 485 visa - Destinations 8.12 Number of visas granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by visa category where the last visa held was a subclass 485 visa - comparison with same period in previous year

Skilled

Student

Temporary Resident (Skilled)

Visitor

Family


Temporary Resident (Other)

Other Temporary

Crew and Transit

Onshore Protection

Special Eligibility

Resident Return/ADV

Travel Authority

Child

2017-18 to 31/12/17 2018-19 to 31/12/18

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

2017-18 to 31/12/17


Visa Category 2018-19 to 31/12/18


Skilled 5,953 5,172 -13.1% 39.3%

Student 1,977 4,608 133.1% 35.0%

Temporary Resident (Skilled) 552 1,268 129.7% 9.6%

Visitor 888 1,188 33.8% 9.0%

Family 266 694 160.9% 5.3%

Working Holiday Maker 84 144 71.4% 1.1%

Temporary Resident (Other) 23 40 73.9% 0.3%

Other Temporary 6 9 50.0% 0.1%

Crew and Transit <5 6 100.0% 0.0%

Onshore Protection 14 6 -57.1% 0.0%

Special Eligibility 8 6 -25.0% 0.0%

Resident Return/ADV 0 <5 0.0% 0.0%

Travel Authority 0 <5 0.0% 0.0%

Child <5 <5 0.0% 0.0%

Total 9,776 13,151 34.5% 100.0%


8 Subclass 485 visa - Destinations 8.13 Number of visas granted in 2018-19 to 31 December 2018 by visa subclass where the last visa held was a subclass 485 visa - comparison with same period in previous year

500 Student

189 Skilled - Independent

190 Skilled - Nominated

600 Visitor

457 Temporary Work (Skilled)

820 Partner

489 Skilled - Regional (Provisional)

187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme

482 Temporary Skill Shortage

601 Electronic Travel Authority

417 Working Holiday

186 Employer Nomination Scheme

462 Work and Holiday

651 eVisitor

407 Training

Other visa subclasses

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2017-18 to 31/12/17 2018-19 to 31/12/18

2017-18 to 31/12/17


Visa Subclass 2018-19 to 31/12/18


500 Student 1,973 4,608 133.6% 35.0%

189 Skilled - Independent 4,098 2,048 -50.0% 15.6%

190 Skilled - Nominated 1,020 1,962 92.4% 14.9%

600 Visitor 626 821 31.2% 6.2%

457 Temporary Work (Skilled) 552 814 47.5% 6.2%

820 Partner 248 671 170.6% 5.1%

489 Skilled - Regional (Provisional) 565 638 12.9% 4.9%

187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme 195 463 137.4% 3.5%

482 Temporary Skill Shortage 0 454 0.0% 3.5%

601 Electronic Travel Authority 229 334 45.9% 2.5%

417 Working Holiday 42 91 116.7% 0.7%

186 Employer Nomination Scheme 70 56 -20.0% 0.4%

462 Work and Holiday 42 53 26.2% 0.4%

651 eVisitor 33 33 0.0% 0.3%

407 Training <5 30 650.0% 0.2%

Other visa subclasses 79 75 -5.1% 0.6%

Total 9,776 13,151 34.5% 100.0%


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